PT'ARMIGAN, noun A fowl of the genus Tetrao, the lagopus or white game. The color of the plumage is a pale brown or ash, elegantly crossed or mottled with dusky spots and minute bars; the belly and wings are white. This fowl is seen on the summits of mountains in the north of England and of Scotland.
PTISAN, noun tiz'an. [Latin ptisana; Gr. to pound.]
A decoction of barley with other ingredients.
PTOLEMA'IC, adjective [from Ptolemy, the geographer and astrologer.]
Pertaining to Ptolemy. The ptolemaic system, in astronomy, is that maintained by Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center of the universe, and that the sun and stars revolve around it. This theory was received for ages, but has been rejected for the Copernican system.
PTSY'MAGOGUE, noun [Gr. saliva, and to drive.]
A medicine that promotes discharges of saliva.
PTY'ALISM, noun [Gr. a spitting, to spit often.]
In medicine, salivation; an unnatural or copious flow of saliva.