See <<plaic>>.

, -a, f., eating greedily, gobbling (O'N.).

, -ctha, m., act of devouring greedily.

, -adh, v. tr., I gobble up, devour.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a gobbler, a greedy person.

, indec. a., gross, fleshy, fat, plump, thick.

, -a, f., grossness, fatness, fleshiness, roundness.

, -adh, v. tr., I plague.

, -e, -eanna, f., a mulct, a fine, an amercement.

, -e, pl. -eanna, and -idhe, f., a maniple; handful, gripe, fistful, mouthful; the fleshy or muscular parts of a person; the thigh; i bplaic a mhuinéil, on the soft part of his neck.

, -e, f., a Scotch plaid; a blanket, a counterpane.

, -e, f., a dull, heavy blow (Con.).

, g. -e and -ágha, pl. plágha and pláigheanna, f., a pest, a plague, a pestilence.

, -ghighe, a., plaguy.

, -mhla, a., contagious, pestilential.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a mischievous fellow.

, -éid, -éididhe, m., a blanket.

, -e, -éada, f., a planet.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., flannel.

, -oige, -oga, f., a red kind of mountain berry (Don.).

, -e, c., dry, elastic, spongy, inflammable.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a plaice (also pláis).

, -a, f., plastering (A.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a plasterer (A.).

, -e, -eacha, f., the scalp of the head; plait an chinn, id. (O'N. translates plait the forehead); tá plait air, he is bald (Con.).

, -e, f., the forehead; the head.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a small plate; small, flat surface.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., the scalp of the head; pláitín an chinn, the roof of the head; pláitín na nglún, the thin bone that covers the knee.

, -nighe, a., bald-pated.

, -áis, m., flattering, soothing speech; blámás (U.).

, -aighe, a., flattering, using soothing speech.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a flatterer, one who uses soothing words.

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., a carpenter's plane; plána beag, a jack plane.

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., a plant, a scion, an offspring, an offshoot.

, -aighe, a., plant-like.

, -mhla, a., plant-like, filial.

, -uighthe, m., act of planting.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I plant.

, p. a., planted.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a planter.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a little husk or shell.

, -oisce, -ca, f., a husk or shell; the skull; the head; somet. m. See blaosc.

, -aighe, a., shelly, husky; having a large head.

, -ctha, m., act of knocking on the head.

, -cadh, v. intr., I knock on the head.

, -áis, m., flattery, deceit; gs. pláis (as a.), deceitful.

, -áis, pl. id., m., a level field; a level plot for spreading turf, hay, flax, etc., on, to dry; a place.

, m., the fish called plaice.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a level field, a lawn (plásóg, -óige, -óga, f., id.).

, -air, pl. id., m., a plaster, a poultice (A.); also plástra.

, vl. plástráil, v. tr., I plaster, daub (A.).

, -ughadh, v. tr., I plaster, daub (A.).

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a flatterer.

, v. tr., I soften, soothe, coax.

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., plate; a plate; airgead pláta, silver money.

, indec. a., smooth like a plate (E. R.).

, -óige, -óga, f., the bald crown of the head.

, -ála, pl. id., f., advocacy, pleading; pléideáil, id.

, vl. pléadáil, v. intr., I plead, advocate (A.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a small oar or paddle (Achill).

, -a, f., the act of rowing, paddling.

, g. pleinnc, m., a strong blow (also plannc).

, -ctha, m., a beating, striking strongly (also planncadh).

, -adh, v. tr., I beat, I strike violently.

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., uproar, confusion, revelry; the playing of children.

, pleurisy.

, -éisce, -éascanna, f., a crack, a noise, a loud blow.

, -aighe, a., cracking, noisy, thumping.

, -ctha, pl. id., m., a crack, a noise, a bursting, a loud blow.

, -adh, v. tr. and intr., I crack, burst, break, strike, fire, shoot.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a burster, a breaker, a cracker.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a cracker, a rocket; gunna pléascáin, a pop-gun.

, -aighe, f., a crack, a noise, a loud blow.

, g. id., pl. -tidhe, m., a soft quiet child; a guileless person. plubaiste and plubaistín, id. (Don. and Con.).

, m., marsh marigold, somet. p. buidhe, id. (N. Con.).

, -e, f., diversion, drollery; spite, wrangle; Páidín na pléide, spiteful Paddy.

, g. id., m., a stump; a fool; p. amadáin, a "stump" of a fool; pleidhcín, a set of stakes set in the ground as a fence (Ker).

, g. id., m., act of contending, wrangling, disputing; act of dealing with, having to do with; contention, dispute, wrangle, litigation.

, -dighe, a., acrid, venomous; droll, witty, merry; spiteful.

, -a, f., diversion, drollery, act of playing jokes.

, -ála, f., act of pleading; disputing, wrangling (U.).

, -deadh, v. intr., I jest, am droll or witty.

, vl. pléidhe, v. tr. and intr., I plead, I contest, fight, defeat, crush; I fight for, vindicate; I deal, have to do with; tá sé ag pléidhe na cúise dham, he is pleading in my case (of a lawyer).

, -a, f., act of playing.

, g. id., m., a struggle for the mastery.

, -e, -eacha, f., a strong sudden blow (Con.). See pleasc.

, -úir, pl. id., m., pleasure, enjoyment; fun, merriment.

, pleasant, cheerful.

, -e, f., anything heavy and lumbersome, as a corpse; an awkward layer of anything; a frozen clod; a testicle.

, g. id., pl. -tidhe, m., a testicle (P. O'C., from Plunket). See pleist.

, -oige, -oga, f., a small point of land (Mayo).

, -e, -idhe, f., a plague; p. ort, a plague on you (Don.).

, m., a fool (pleoitín, id.); also means a surly fellow (Con.).

(pilibín), g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a plover.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., the herb caltrops or star-thistle (P. O'C.).

, -e, f., a sudden dash or fall; thuit sé de phlimp, he fell down suddenly; thuit sé d'aon phlimp amháin, id. (Con.).

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, anything large or great; a strong, vigorous man.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a fresh, good-looking man.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a tassel; a shred, a tatter, pliuirisidhe, g. id., pleurisy (in M. pleurisy is called pléidhe amhrais, which is also a corruption of the English word).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., one who talks much and loudly; a person having very fleshy cheeks.

, -a, f., excessive talking.

, -air, m., stuttering, stammering (plobarnach, id.).

, -aighe, a., splashing, plocóid, -e, -didhe, f., a stopper, a bung (ploc, id.).

, in phr., plód mór daoine, a crowd (Con.).

, g. pluid, pl. id., m., a pool of standing water (ploda and plodar, id.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a. pool of standing water.

, -a, f., paddling or rowing in water.

, -áin, m., a puddle (Con.).

, -e, -idhe, f., a blanket. See pluid.

, -luisc, m., a sigh, a groan.

, -aighe, a., sighing, panting.

, -e, -eacha, f., a hole, a crevice; i bpluais chnuic, in a crevice on the hill (Ker.); also pruais

, plubaireacht, 7c. See plobaire, plobaireacht, 7c.

, -e, m., common marsh marigold (also plubaistín).

, -óige, -óga, f., a small pollock.

, g. pluice, pl. pluca, f., the cheek; a knob, a knot; a lump; speal pluice, a cheek-scythe, a humorous name for a razor.

, -aighe, a., having large cheeks, blubber-cheeked, lumpy, bunchy.

, -chta, pl. id., m., act of pressing, squeezing, smothering; suffocation.

, -ctha, m., the swelling of the cheeks (P. O'C.).

, -adh, v. tr., I press, squeeze, choke, suffocate.

, -adh, v. tr., I puff or swell up the cheeks.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., one that has great cheeks.

, -a, f., impertinence, stubbornness; "cheek."

, -uis m., a bulge, a protuberance; the mumps or quinsy; anger; tá p. air chugam, he is angry with me.

, p. a., smothered, pressed, squeezed.

(plóchta) heaps, drifts of snow, etc. (Con.).

, g. id., m., puddle (also ploda).

, -de, -didhe, f., a quilt, a blanket (pluideog, dim.).

, -e, -idhe, f., a plum (fruit); pron. pluimís.

, g. id., m., a word, sometimes used for indigo.

m. sheep's sorrel, mountain clover; (rumex ascetosella, trifolium alpestre).

, a kind of hard growing little weed that grows in stone-faced fences, used for reducing swellings.

, m., snowdrop.

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., a plum.

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., a plumb, a lump; cuirfead-sa p. ar do shúil, I will raise a lump on your eye; a plummet (somet. plumba).

, -óige, -óga, f., a plum tree (O'N.).

, g. plúir, m., a flower; flour, meal; manna; plúr na bhfear, the choice of men; plúr na mban, the flower of women, etc.

, -aighe, a., mealy, full of meal; flowery.