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Charina plumbea
Wenona We*no"na, n. (Zo["o]l.) A sand snake (Charina plumbea) of Western North America, of the family Erycid[ae].
Plumbean
Plumbean Plum"be*an, Plumbeous Plum"be*ous, a. [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis. 2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.
Plumbed
Plumb Plumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Plumbing.] 1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall. 2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test. He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld. Lytton. 3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe. 4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
Plumbeous
Plumbean Plum"be*an, Plumbeous Plum"be*ous, a. [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis. 2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.
Plumber
Plumber Plumb"er, n. [F. plombier. See Plumb.] One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.
plumber block
Pillow Pil"low, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.] 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material. [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak. 2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.] 3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. Lace pillow, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. Pillow bier [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Pillow block (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also pillar block, or plumber block. Pillow lace, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow. Pillow of a plow, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. Pillow sham, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. Pillow slip, a pillowcase.
Plumber block
Plumber block Plumb"er block` A pillow block.
Plumbery
Plumbery Plumb"er*y, n. [F. plomberie.] 1. The business of a plumber. [Obs.] 2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.

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- Look up plumbe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plumbe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Plumbe (1809–1857), Welsh-born American...
- John Plumbe Jr. (occasionally Plumb; July 13, 1809 – May 29, 1857) was a Welsh-born American entrepreneurial photographer, gallerist, publisher, and an...
- either in asylums for the mentally ill or in workhouses. In 1847, Ann Serena Plumbe took an interest in the plight of those with neurodevelopmental disabilities...
- 20th centuries consisting of 2,200 model dwellings, designed by Rowland Plumbe. It was developed as the Noel Park Estate on a tract of land on the edge...
- Rowland Plumbe, also known as Roland Plumbe (2 February 1838, Whitechapel – 2 April 1919, Willesden), was an English architect, famous for being the author...
- Lewis Publishing Company, 1905. See Town of Southold – Plum ("Plumme") ("Plumbe") Island "Plum Island Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. "PUBLIC LAW 110–329—SEPT...
- The earliest known photograph of the White House, taken c. 1846 by John Plumbe during the administration of James K. Polk Additions proposed by architect...
- Thelma Amelina Plumbe (born 21 December 1994), known professionally as Thelma Plum, is an Aboriginal Australian (Gamilaraay) singer, songwriter, guitarist...
- Belva". Sioux City Journal. May 16, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved May 17, 2022. Plumbe, Geo. E., ed. (1890). The Daily News Almanac and Political Register (PDF)...
- brothers worked for photographer John Plumbe, who opened studios in various cities; William Shew worked in Plumbe's Boston studio from 1841 to 1844 before...