PILUM
\pˈɪləm], \pˈɪləm], \p_ˈɪ_l_ə_m]\
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By Thomas Davidson
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A pestle. A wooden, iron, bell-metal, marble, agate, porcelain, or glass instrument for beating or dividing substances in a mortar. A spring pestle is one attached above to a spring, so as to take off the weight, and thus lessen the labour of pounding.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.