PERIM'ETER, noun [Gr. about, and measure.] In geometry, the bounds and limits of a body or figure. The perimeters of surfaces or figures are lines; those of bodies are surfaces. In circular figures, instead of perimeter we use circumference or periphery.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.