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=na bob=: a millionaire: a wealthy man from India. =na' per y=: table linen. =Naz' a rene=: a name sometimes applied to Christians, from Jesus of Nazareth. =ne go' ti a ting=: bargaining. =niche= (nitch): an opening in a wall. =no' men il' lis le' gi o=: "the name of them is legion." =nor' mal=: accustomed; usual. =nu' cle us=: a central mass. =nu' tri ment=: nourishment. =ob' du rate=: not to be moved. =o bei sance= (o ba' sans): a bending of the body; a bow. =ob lique'= (leek): a slanting direction. =old fields=: fields no longer cultivated. =o' pa line=: the color of opals; grayish-white. =O' pe chan' ca nough= (no): the leading Indian chief in Virginia in the early period. =op' tion=: choice. =op' u lence=: wealth. =order=: a society of monks, with an organization and convents. =o' ri en ta tion=: adjustment. =os ten' si ble=: apparent; professed. =pad' u a soy'=: a rich, heavy silk. =Pa mun' keys=: an Indian tribe originally living along the Pamunkey and York rivers in Virginia. =pan' de mo' ni um=: the place of devils; also, and usually, a riotous scene. =pan' nier= (yer): a wicker basket. =par' ley=: talk; discussion. =Pas' pa heghs= (hays): an Indian tribe of Virginia. =patched=: adorned with small patches of black cloth. =pa' thos=: sadness. =pa visse'=: a large shield. =Pax' vo bis' cum=: "Peace be with you!" =pem' mi can=: powdered meat pressed into cakes. =per' i scope=: an instrument projecting above a submarine which gives a view of the sea surface. =per' pen dic' u lar=: straight up and down. =per' pen dic' u lar' i ty=: straightness up and down. =pet' ri fied=: turned to stone. =phil' o soph' i cal=: wise; learned. =pil' lion= (yun): a cushion used by women in riding horseback. =pi lote= (pe loat'): an aeroplane pilot. =pin' na cle=: summit. =pipe=: a musical instrument resembling a flute. =plain' tive ly=: complainingly. =plan' i sphere=: the representation of the earth on a plane; a map of the world. =Ple ia des= (ple' ya dees): a group of six stars in the constellation Taurus. =pol lute'=: to stain; to befoul. =po made'=: a perfumed ointment. =po ma' tum=: a perfumed ointment. =pon' der a ble=: weighable; having heaviness. =pon' der ous=: heavy; unwieldy. =pon' iard= (yard): a dagger. =por' tents=: signs; omens. =Pow' ha tan=: the James river; also the name of Opechancanough'
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