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Paar, n. (pl. -e), pair, couple.
paar (ein), a few.
packen, to pack, to pack up.
Palm´sonntag, m., Palm-Sunday.
Pär´chen, n. (pl. —), loving couple, young couple.
pas´send, proper, appropriate, becoming.
Paster´zengletscher, m., Pasterze Glacier.
Pein, f., torment, trouble, "pain" (Longfellow).
Pelz´kappe, f. (pl. -n), fur-cap, fur-coat; in der Pelzkappen, (old dat. sing.).
Pensions´drache, m. (pl. -n), boarding-school dragon (— duenna or tyrant).
Pensions´mutter, f. (pl. -̈), boarding-school matron (or — duenna).
Pfarr´herr, m. (pl. -en), parson, clergyman.
Pfei´fe, f. (pl. -n), pipe.
Pfle´gebefohlene, f. (pl. -[n]), charge, ward.
phili´sterhaft, pedantic, narrow-minded.
Phili´sterhaftigkeit, f. (students’ slang), Philistinism, pedantry; seclusion, "dumps."
Pinsel, m. (pl. —), (paint-) brush; mit dem fettesten Pinsel, with the boldest touches of a brush.
Pinz´gau, n., Pinzgovia, Pinzgau.
pla´gen, to torment, to trouble.
Plaid, m., n. (pl. -s), plaid.
Platz, m. (pl. -̈e), place, spot.
plötz´lich (adv.), suddenly, all at once.
Poesie´, f., poetry.
Poet´, m. (pl. -en), poet.
Post´expeditor, m. (pl. -expedito´ren), post-master.
Po´stillon (or Postillion), m., postilion, post-boy, driver of a post-chaise.
Post´wagen, m. (pl. —), post-chaise.
präch´tig, magnificent, sumptuous.
pras´seln, to crackle.
Profes´sor, m. (pl. Professo´ren), professor; der Herr Professor, the or their Professor.
Protestant´, m. (pl. -en), Protestant.
prü´fen, to examine, to try.
Punsch, m., punch.
Pyrami´de, f. (pl. -n), pyramid.