Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Protean

Having the aptitude to change its form: ready to assume different shapes. (See Proteus.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Protectionist
Protagoras of Abdera
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