=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's predecessor. =pre ca' ri ous=: uncertain; dangerous. =pre' con cep' tion=: a foreshadowing; an idea of something to come. =pri me' val=: original. =prim' i tive=: original; coming down from afar. =Pro' cy on= (si): a first-magnitude star. =pro di gious= (pro dij' us): immense. =pro ject' ile=: something projected with force, or fired. =pur veyed'=: brought. =quarter-staff=: a short pole, used as a walking-staff and a weapon. =ra' di us=: the distance from the center of a body to its surface. =rail' ler y=: jesting. =ran' som=: a sum paid for the release of a prisoner. =rar' e fac' tion=: the making thin; less dense. =ra' ti o=: rate; measure. =re cip' ro ca ted=: returned. =re cum' bent=: lying down. =re fec' to ry=: a dining-room in a convent. =re frac' tion=: the bending from a straight line which occurs when a ray of light passes out of the air into water. =reg' u la tor=: a contrivance for controlling motion.