*pistol*

a. Epistolary. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. epistolaris, fr. epistola: cf. F. épistolaire. ] 1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contained in letters; carried on by letters. “Epistolary correspondence.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes epistles; a correspondent. Mary Cowden Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl.) One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little epistle. Lamb.

{ } a. [ L. epistolicus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To write epistles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of epistles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. épistolographique. ] Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epistolographic character of writing or
Epistolographic mode of writing, the same as Demotic character. See under Demotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; epistle + -graphy: cf. F. épistolographie. ] The art or practice of writing epistles.

n. A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made. Cf. Pistole. ] The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pistol carbine, a firearm with a removable but-piece, and thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a carbine. --
Pistol pipe (Metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form. --
Pistol shot. (a) The discharge of a pistol. (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pistoled p. pr. & vb. n. Pistoling. ] [ Cf. F. pistoler. ] To shoot with a pistol. “To pistol a poacher.” Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A pistol shot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., probably a name given in jest in France to a Spanish coin. Cf. Pistol. ] The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pistolier. ] One who uses a pistol. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]