68 on to ° not onto orangeade Orangeism orang-utan outcast person cast out outcaste (India) person with no caste ouzel oyez! paediatric palaeo- (prefix = ancient) palate roof of mouth palette artist's board pallet mattress, part of machine, organ valve, platform for loads pallor panda animal pander pimp; to gratify panellist ° Amer. panelist paraffin parakeet parallel, paralleled, paralleling partisan pasha pastel (crayon) pastille pavior pawpaw (fruit) ° not papaw pedal (noun) foot lever (verb) operate pedal peddle follow occupation of pedlar; trifle pederast pedigreed pedlar vendor of small wares ° Amer. peddler peen (verb) strike with pein peewit pein of hammer Pekingese dog, inhabitant of Peking ° not Pekinese peninsula (noun) peninsular (adjective) pennant (nautical) piece of rigging, flag pennon (military) long narrow flag phone (informal) telephone ° not 'phone phoney pi pious pidgin simplified language pie jumbled type piebald pigeon bird; not one's pigeon not one's affair piggy back ° not pick-a-back pi-jaw pilaff ° not pilau, pilaw pimento ° not pimiento plane (informal) aeroplane ° not 'plane plenitude ° not plentitude 68
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