Definition of pith in English:

pith

noun pɪθpɪθ

mass noun

1The spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.
Example sentencesExamples
- Core the red peppers, halve, cut out all the white pith and place the pepper pieces skin side up on a grill tray.
- I munch a mushroom, then strip a spiny ground herb to yield a mouthful of sweet white pith.
- Be careful to only get the outer rind, not the bitter pith.
- Do this finely and lightly: any white pith will make the dressing bitter.
- Cut away the outer skin so that there is no white pith left behind and then slice each across into thin slices.
- Peel the orange thickly, removing the white pith, and cut into segments.
- But I can't eat citrus that has any white pith on it.
- Or why not sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the icing (just be sure to remove the bitter white pith first).
- Coconut pith was a basic material for growing seedlings.
- Cut off the thick skin and white pith, then slicing between the membranes cut off the segments.
- Shave off any bitter white pith with a small knife and roughly chop the zest.
- Slice the tomatoes in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds, making sure that you remove the white pith.
- Remove the zest of the oranges and set aside, peel the bitter white pith and discard, then pulp the oranges and combine the pulp with the zest.
- Remove a lid from the first set of oranges and scoop out the contents and pith with care so you don't split the skin.
- I picked a horse chestnut off a low branch; the spikes were soft and I tore it apart but there was nothing inside except a kind of white pith.
- Remove the rind and white pith from the lemons and then cut the flesh into very thin slices, removing the pips.
- The pith is white but roots are rotted and the tissue in the crown is discolored.
- Remove the lemon rind using a potato peeler and trying not to peel away any of the white pith (this can give a bitter taste later).
- The next step is to cut away the white pith from the flesh, leaving non behind.
- Slugs are fond of the white pith inside empty grapefruit skins, which make good traps, and wilted comfrey leaves are also a good bait.
1. 1.1Botany The spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants.
  Example sentencesExamples
  No dye was found in the central pith area of the stem segment except close to the basal cut surface.
  The stems and rachises both contain a high percentage of pith and vascular tissue.
  The pith of the stems is used for antiphlogistic, antipyretic and other medicinal purposes.
  We found that most samples exhibited little or no compaction or distortion from pith to bark along the major axis.
  The lowest values were recorded in stem pith cells.
2. 1.2archaic Spinal marrow.
2The essence of something.
the pith and core of socialism
Example sentencesExamples
- Accordingly, the by-law in Morgentaler was held to be regulating morality and was clearly, in pith and substance, a criminal law enactment.
- Thank you for going to the heart of events, plucking out the pith and making a Promethean offer of it to a dazed and confused humanity.
- Paul Harvey summed up the general pith of the global gist at noon, but he rarely broke news.
- He published a book which he considered contained the pith of all his work.
- In pith and substance, it is not ‘declaratory relief’ as that term is used in s. 108 of the CJA either in a public or a private law context.
- The kans included in this text are stripped of all but the most essential elements in order to confront the student with the pith of each story.
- It is the pith of civilization and of man's human existence.
- It was contended by the petitioners that the Parliament had no legislative competence to enact this law as its provisions, in pith and substance, fall under the Entry of List II.
- For Frank Lenahan, a University Cafe stalwart enjoying a mid-morning coffee with his friends, however, the soap ‘lacked the vigour and pith of Scottish life’.
- The pith of traditional Chinese medicine differentiates itself from Western medicine in two main respects, he said.
- The pith and substance of his argument seems to be that the standard of proof of paranormal phenomena should be one that would satisfy ordinary people sitting on a jury.
Synonyms
essence, essential part, main point, fundamental point, heart, substance, heart of the matter, nub, core, quintessence, point, crux, gist, salient point, focal point, nucleus, meat, kernel, marrow, burden
informal nitty-gritty
3Vigour and conciseness of expression.
he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude
Example sentencesExamples
- However, it remains my belief that one should strive for pith and subtext once one has crossed that gate.
- For another example of Francophone pith, see HERE.
- Journalists are apt to focus upon the pith, that is.
- So anyway the story is short and lacking in pith.
- I did it for a year and I never approached that level of pith.
- I am not a great connoisseur of literature and my choices may be controversial but they are solely intended to encourage pith and to share the pleasure I get when I come across sentences that strike me as complete in themselves.
Synonyms
succinctness, conciseness, concision, pithiness, economy of language, brevity
vigour, cogency, weight, depth, force, forcefulness, power, strength

verb pɪθpɪθ

[with object]

1Remove the pith from.
peel and pith the oranges
2Pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Adult frogs were anaesthetized in 15% ethanol, then killed by pithing.
- Part of the traditional butchering practice involved a technique known as pithing, where a hole was made in the animal's skull.
- Cattle are humanely stunned with a captive bolt stunner that penetrates or piths the brain rendering the animal unable to feel pain.
- Animals were pithed through the right orbit to the spinal column with a round copper rod of 1.5 mm in diameter.
- Male frogs were anesthetized in tricaine methanesulfonate and then were decapitated and pithed.

Derivatives

pithless

adjective

Now I can cut them into beautiful pithless little segments, I can't get enough of having a grapefruit for my breakfast.
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, Ortanique's foie gras starter comes with three pithless orange slices which are dredged in turbinado sugar and then caramelized with a propane torch.

Origin

Old English pitha, of West Germanic origin.

pit from Old English:
The pit that is a large hole in the ground is based on Latin puteus ‘well shaft’. As a North American term for the stone of a fruit, pit seems to have been taken from Dutch in the 19th century, and is related to Old English pith. Since the 1960s people have used pits as an informal shortened term for armpits (Late Middle English). These often have a tendency to be damp and smelly and so it was but a small linguistic leap to have them symbolize the worst example of something. That is one explanation of to be the pits, ‘to be extremely bad’. A more refined interpretation connects the bottom of a deep, dark hole with the lowest possible rank or class. The verb meaning ‘to test in a conflict or competition’, as in pit your wits, comes from the former practice of setting animals such as cocks or dogs to fight each other. The creatures were ‘pitted’ or put together in a pit or other enclosure (literally a cockpit), a sense used from the mid 18th century.

Rhymes

myth, outwith, smith

Definition of pith in US English:

pith

nounpiTHpɪθ

1Spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, and other citrus fruits.
Example sentencesExamples
- Slugs are fond of the white pith inside empty grapefruit skins, which make good traps, and wilted comfrey leaves are also a good bait.
- Peel the orange thickly, removing the white pith, and cut into segments.
- I munch a mushroom, then strip a spiny ground herb to yield a mouthful of sweet white pith.
- Remove a lid from the first set of oranges and scoop out the contents and pith with care so you don't split the skin.
- Coconut pith was a basic material for growing seedlings.
- Slice the tomatoes in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds, making sure that you remove the white pith.
- Remove the rind and white pith from the lemons and then cut the flesh into very thin slices, removing the pips.
- Remove the zest of the oranges and set aside, peel the bitter white pith and discard, then pulp the oranges and combine the pulp with the zest.
- Or why not sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the icing (just be sure to remove the bitter white pith first).
- I picked a horse chestnut off a low branch; the spikes were soft and I tore it apart but there was nothing inside except a kind of white pith.
- Do this finely and lightly: any white pith will make the dressing bitter.
- The pith is white but roots are rotted and the tissue in the crown is discolored.
- The next step is to cut away the white pith from the flesh, leaving non behind.
- Be careful to only get the outer rind, not the bitter pith.
- But I can't eat citrus that has any white pith on it.
- Core the red peppers, halve, cut out all the white pith and place the pepper pieces skin side up on a grill tray.
- Cut off the thick skin and white pith, then slicing between the membranes cut off the segments.
- Cut away the outer skin so that there is no white pith left behind and then slice each across into thin slices.
- Shave off any bitter white pith with a small knife and roughly chop the zest.
- Remove the lemon rind using a potato peeler and trying not to peel away any of the white pith (this can give a bitter taste later).
1. 1.1Botany The spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The stems and rachises both contain a high percentage of pith and vascular tissue.
  We found that most samples exhibited little or no compaction or distortion from pith to bark along the major axis.
  No dye was found in the central pith area of the stem segment except close to the basal cut surface.
  The pith of the stems is used for antiphlogistic, antipyretic and other medicinal purposes.
  The lowest values were recorded in stem pith cells.
2. 1.2archaic Spinal marrow.
2The essence of something.
a book that he considered contained the pith of all his work
Example sentencesExamples
- The kans included in this text are stripped of all but the most essential elements in order to confront the student with the pith of each story.
- It was contended by the petitioners that the Parliament had no legislative competence to enact this law as its provisions, in pith and substance, fall under the Entry of List II.
- It is the pith of civilization and of man's human existence.
- For Frank Lenahan, a University Cafe stalwart enjoying a mid-morning coffee with his friends, however, the soap ‘lacked the vigour and pith of Scottish life’.
- The pith of traditional Chinese medicine differentiates itself from Western medicine in two main respects, he said.
- Thank you for going to the heart of events, plucking out the pith and making a Promethean offer of it to a dazed and confused humanity.
- Paul Harvey summed up the general pith of the global gist at noon, but he rarely broke news.
- He published a book which he considered contained the pith of all his work.
- In pith and substance, it is not ‘declaratory relief’ as that term is used in s. 108 of the CJA either in a public or a private law context.
- Accordingly, the by-law in Morgentaler was held to be regulating morality and was clearly, in pith and substance, a criminal law enactment.
- The pith and substance of his argument seems to be that the standard of proof of paranormal phenomena should be one that would satisfy ordinary people sitting on a jury.
Synonyms
essence, essential part, main point, fundamental point, heart, substance, heart of the matter, nub, core, quintessence, point, crux, gist, salient point, focal point, nucleus, meat, kernel, marrow, burden
3Forceful and concise expression.
he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude
Example sentencesExamples
- Journalists are apt to focus upon the pith, that is.
- However, it remains my belief that one should strive for pith and subtext once one has crossed that gate.
- So anyway the story is short and lacking in pith.
- I did it for a year and I never approached that level of pith.
- I am not a great connoisseur of literature and my choices may be controversial but they are solely intended to encourage pith and to share the pleasure I get when I come across sentences that strike me as complete in themselves.
- For another example of Francophone pith, see HERE.
Synonyms
succinctness, conciseness, concision, pithiness, economy of language, brevity

verbpiTHpɪθ

[with object]

1Remove the pith from.
2Pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Animals were pithed through the right orbit to the spinal column with a round copper rod of 1.5 mm in diameter.
- Male frogs were anesthetized in tricaine methanesulfonate and then were decapitated and pithed.
- Part of the traditional butchering practice involved a technique known as pithing, where a hole was made in the animal's skull.
- Adult frogs were anaesthetized in 15% ethanol, then killed by pithing.
- Cattle are humanely stunned with a captive bolt stunner that penetrates or piths the brain rendering the animal unable to feel pain.

Origin

Old English pitha, of West Germanic origin.

单词	pith
释义	Definition of pith in English: pith noun pɪθpɪθ mass noun 1The spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits. Example sentencesExamples Core the red peppers, halve, cut out all the white pith and place the pepper pieces skin side up on a grill tray. I munch a mushroom, then strip a spiny ground herb to yield a mouthful of sweet white pith. Be careful to only get the outer rind, not the bitter pith. Do this finely and lightly: any white pith will make the dressing bitter. Cut away the outer skin so that there is no white pith left behind and then slice each across into thin slices. Peel the orange thickly, removing the white pith, and cut into segments. But I can't eat citrus that has any white pith on it. Or why not sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the icing (just be sure to remove the bitter white pith first). Coconut pith was a basic material for growing seedlings. Cut off the thick skin and white pith, then slicing between the membranes cut off the segments. Shave off any bitter white pith with a small knife and roughly chop the zest. Slice the tomatoes in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds, making sure that you remove the white pith. Remove the zest of the oranges and set aside, peel the bitter white pith and discard, then pulp the oranges and combine the pulp with the zest. Remove a lid from the first set of oranges and scoop out the contents and pith with care so you don't split the skin. I picked a horse chestnut off a low branch; the spikes were soft and I tore it apart but there was nothing inside except a kind of white pith. Remove the rind and white pith from the lemons and then cut the flesh into very thin slices, removing the pips. The pith is white but roots are rotted and the tissue in the crown is discolored. Remove the lemon rind using a potato peeler and trying not to peel away any of the white pith (this can give a bitter taste later). The next step is to cut away the white pith from the flesh, leaving non behind. Slugs are fond of the white pith inside empty grapefruit skins, which make good traps, and wilted comfrey leaves are also a good bait. 1.1Botany The spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants. Example sentencesExamples No dye was found in the central pith area of the stem segment except close to the basal cut surface. The stems and rachises both contain a high percentage of pith and vascular tissue. The pith of the stems is used for antiphlogistic, antipyretic and other medicinal purposes. We found that most samples exhibited little or no compaction or distortion from pith to bark along the major axis. The lowest values were recorded in stem pith cells. 1.2archaic Spinal marrow. 2The essence of something. the pith and core of socialism Example sentencesExamples Accordingly, the by-law in Morgentaler was held to be regulating morality and was clearly, in pith and substance, a criminal law enactment. Thank you for going to the heart of events, plucking out the pith and making a Promethean offer of it to a dazed and confused humanity. Paul Harvey summed up the general pith of the global gist at noon, but he rarely broke news. He published a book which he considered contained the pith of all his work. In pith and substance, it is not ‘declaratory relief’ as that term is used in s. 108 of the CJA either in a public or a private law context. The kans included in this text are stripped of all but the most essential elements in order to confront the student with the pith of each story. It is the pith of civilization and of man's human existence. It was contended by the petitioners that the Parliament had no legislative competence to enact this law as its provisions, in pith and substance, fall under the Entry of List II. For Frank Lenahan, a University Cafe stalwart enjoying a mid-morning coffee with his friends, however, the soap ‘lacked the vigour and pith of Scottish life’. The pith of traditional Chinese medicine differentiates itself from Western medicine in two main respects, he said. The pith and substance of his argument seems to be that the standard of proof of paranormal phenomena should be one that would satisfy ordinary people sitting on a jury. Synonyms essence, essential part, main point, fundamental point, heart, substance, heart of the matter, nub, core, quintessence, point, crux, gist, salient point, focal point, nucleus, meat, kernel, marrow, burden informal nitty-gritty 3Vigour and conciseness of expression. he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude Example sentencesExamples However, it remains my belief that one should strive for pith and subtext once one has crossed that gate. For another example of Francophone pith, see HERE. Journalists are apt to focus upon the pith, that is. So anyway the story is short and lacking in pith. I did it for a year and I never approached that level of pith. I am not a great connoisseur of literature and my choices may be controversial but they are solely intended to encourage pith and to share the pleasure I get when I come across sentences that strike me as complete in themselves. Synonyms succinctness, conciseness, concision, pithiness, economy of language, brevity vigour, cogency, weight, depth, force, forcefulness, power, strength verb pɪθpɪθ [with object] 1Remove the pith from. peel and pith the oranges 2Pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it. Example sentencesExamples Adult frogs were anaesthetized in 15% ethanol, then killed by pithing. Part of the traditional butchering practice involved a technique known as pithing, where a hole was made in the animal's skull. Cattle are humanely stunned with a captive bolt stunner that penetrates or piths the brain rendering the animal unable to feel pain. Animals were pithed through the right orbit to the spinal column with a round copper rod of 1.5 mm in diameter. Male frogs were anesthetized in tricaine methanesulfonate and then were decapitated and pithed. Derivatives pithless adjective Now I can cut them into beautiful pithless little segments, I can't get enough of having a grapefruit for my breakfast. Example sentencesExamples For example, Ortanique's foie gras starter comes with three pithless orange slices which are dredged in turbinado sugar and then caramelized with a propane torch. Origin Old English pitha, of West Germanic origin. pit from Old English: The pit that is a large hole in the ground is based on Latin puteus ‘well shaft’. As a North American term for the stone of a fruit, pit seems to have been taken from Dutch in the 19th century, and is related to Old English pith. Since the 1960s people have used pits as an informal shortened term for armpits (Late Middle English). These often have a tendency to be damp and smelly and so it was but a small linguistic leap to have them symbolize the worst example of something. That is one explanation of to be the pits, ‘to be extremely bad’. A more refined interpretation connects the bottom of a deep, dark hole with the lowest possible rank or class. The verb meaning ‘to test in a conflict or competition’, as in pit your wits, comes from the former practice of setting animals such as cocks or dogs to fight each other. The creatures were ‘pitted’ or put together in a pit or other enclosure (literally a cockpit), a sense used from the mid 18th century. Rhymes myth, outwith, smith Definition of pith in US English: pith nounpiTHpɪθ 1Spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, and other citrus fruits. Example sentencesExamples Slugs are fond of the white pith inside empty grapefruit skins, which make good traps, and wilted comfrey leaves are also a good bait. Peel the orange thickly, removing the white pith, and cut into segments. I munch a mushroom, then strip a spiny ground herb to yield a mouthful of sweet white pith. Remove a lid from the first set of oranges and scoop out the contents and pith with care so you don't split the skin. Coconut pith was a basic material for growing seedlings. Slice the tomatoes in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds, making sure that you remove the white pith. Remove the rind and white pith from the lemons and then cut the flesh into very thin slices, removing the pips. Remove the zest of the oranges and set aside, peel the bitter white pith and discard, then pulp the oranges and combine the pulp with the zest. Or why not sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the icing (just be sure to remove the bitter white pith first). I picked a horse chestnut off a low branch; the spikes were soft and I tore it apart but there was nothing inside except a kind of white pith. Do this finely and lightly: any white pith will make the dressing bitter. The pith is white but roots are rotted and the tissue in the crown is discolored. The next step is to cut away the white pith from the flesh, leaving non behind. Be careful to only get the outer rind, not the bitter pith. But I can't eat citrus that has any white pith on it. Core the red peppers, halve, cut out all the white pith and place the pepper pieces skin side up on a grill tray. Cut off the thick skin and white pith, then slicing between the membranes cut off the segments. Cut away the outer skin so that there is no white pith left behind and then slice each across into thin slices. Shave off any bitter white pith with a small knife and roughly chop the zest. Remove the lemon rind using a potato peeler and trying not to peel away any of the white pith (this can give a bitter taste later). 1.1Botany The spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants. Example sentencesExamples The stems and rachises both contain a high percentage of pith and vascular tissue. We found that most samples exhibited little or no compaction or distortion from pith to bark along the major axis. No dye was found in the central pith area of the stem segment except close to the basal cut surface. The pith of the stems is used for antiphlogistic, antipyretic and other medicinal purposes. The lowest values were recorded in stem pith cells. 1.2archaic Spinal marrow. 2The essence of something. a book that he considered contained the pith of all his work Example sentencesExamples The kans included in this text are stripped of all but the most essential elements in order to confront the student with the pith of each story. It was contended by the petitioners that the Parliament had no legislative competence to enact this law as its provisions, in pith and substance, fall under the Entry of List II. It is the pith of civilization and of man's human existence. For Frank Lenahan, a University Cafe stalwart enjoying a mid-morning coffee with his friends, however, the soap ‘lacked the vigour and pith of Scottish life’. The pith of traditional Chinese medicine differentiates itself from Western medicine in two main respects, he said. Thank you for going to the heart of events, plucking out the pith and making a Promethean offer of it to a dazed and confused humanity. Paul Harvey summed up the general pith of the global gist at noon, but he rarely broke news. He published a book which he considered contained the pith of all his work. In pith and substance, it is not ‘declaratory relief’ as that term is used in s. 108 of the CJA either in a public or a private law context. Accordingly, the by-law in Morgentaler was held to be regulating morality and was clearly, in pith and substance, a criminal law enactment. The pith and substance of his argument seems to be that the standard of proof of paranormal phenomena should be one that would satisfy ordinary people sitting on a jury. Synonyms essence, essential part, main point, fundamental point, heart, substance, heart of the matter, nub, core, quintessence, point, crux, gist, salient point, focal point, nucleus, meat, kernel, marrow, burden 3Forceful and concise expression. he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude Example sentencesExamples Journalists are apt to focus upon the pith, that is. However, it remains my belief that one should strive for pith and subtext once one has crossed that gate. So anyway the story is short and lacking in pith. I did it for a year and I never approached that level of pith. I am not a great connoisseur of literature and my choices may be controversial but they are solely intended to encourage pith and to share the pleasure I get when I come across sentences that strike me as complete in themselves. For another example of Francophone pith, see HERE. Synonyms succinctness, conciseness, concision, pithiness, economy of language, brevity verbpiTHpɪθ [with object] 1Remove the pith from. 2Pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it. Example sentencesExamples Animals were pithed through the right orbit to the spinal column with a round copper rod of 1.5 mm in diameter. Male frogs were anesthetized in tricaine methanesulfonate and then were decapitated and pithed. Part of the traditional butchering practice involved a technique known as pithing, where a hole was made in the animal's skull. Adult frogs were anaesthetized in 15% ethanol, then killed by pithing. Cattle are humanely stunned with a captive bolt stunner that penetrates or piths the brain rendering the animal unable to feel pain. Origin Old English pitha, of West Germanic origin.
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