Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
pediculous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
lice . - adjective Having the
lousy distemper ,phthiriasis .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Can't be too pedicular in a pinch," he grinned as he wriggled dubiously into the dry garments, and in a few minutes he was seated beside the girl upon a rough bench drawn close to the fire.
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Even now the Homoeopathists have been introducing the venom of serpents, under the learned title of Lachesis, and outraging human nature with infusions of the pediculus capitis; that is, of course, as we understand their dilutions, the names of these things; for if a fine-tooth-comb insect were drowned in Lake Superior, we cannot agree with them in thinking that every drop of its waters would be impregnated with all the pedicular virtues they so highly value.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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Even now the Homoeopathists have been introducing the venom of serpents, under the learned title of Lachesis, and outraging human nature with infusions of the pediculus capitis; that is, of course, as we understand their dilutions, the names of these things; for if a fine-tooth-comb insect were drowned in Lake Superior, we cannot agree with them in thinking that every drop of its waters would be impregnated with all the pedicular virtues they so highly value.
Medical Essays, 1842-1882 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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