Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PERISHABLE

PER'ISHABLE, adjective Liable to perish; subject to decay and destruction. The bodies of animals and plants are perishable The souls of men are not perishable1. Subject to speed...

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PERISHABLENESS

PER'ISHABLENESS, noun Liableness to decay or destruction.

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PERISPERM

PER'ISPERM, noun [Gr. around, and seed.] A thick, farinaceous, fleshy, horny or woody part of the seed of plants, either entirely or only partially surrounding the embryo, and i...

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PERISPHERIC

PERISPHER'IC, adjective [Gr.] Globular; having the form of a ball.

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PERISSOLOGICAL

PERISSOLOG'ICAL, adjective Redundant in words.

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PERISSOLOGY

PERISSOL'OGY, noun [Gr. redundant, and discourse.] Superfluous words; much talk to little purpose. [Little used.]

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PERISTALTIC

PERISTAL'TIC, adjective [Gr. to involve.] Spiral; vermicular or worm-like. The peristaltic motion of the intestines is performed by the contraction of the circular and longitudi...

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PERISTERION

PERISTE'RION, noun [Gr.] The herb vervain.

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PERISTYLE

PER'ISTYLE, noun [Gr. about, and a column.] A circular range of columns, or a building encompassed with a row of columns on the outside.

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PERISYSTOLE

PERISYSTOLE, noun perisys'toly. [Gr. about, and contraction.] The pause or interval between the systole or contraction, and the diastole or dilatation of the heart.

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PERITE

PERI'TE, adjective [Latin peritus.] Skillful. [Little used.]

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PERITONEAL

PERITO'NEAL, adjective Pertaining to the peritoneum.

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PERITONEUM

PERITONE'UM, noun [Gr. about, and to stretch.] A thin, smooth, lubricous membrane investing the whole internal surface of the abdomen, and more or less completely, all the visce...

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PERIWIG

PER'IWIG, noun A small wig; a kind of close cap formed by an intertexture of false hair, worn by men for ornament or to conceal baldness. Periwigs were in fashion in the days of...

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PERIWINKLE

PER'IWINKLE, noun [Latin vinca.]1. A sea snail, or small shell fish.2. A plant of the genus Vinca.

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PERJURE

PERJURE, verb transitive per'jur. [Latin perjuro; per and juro, to swear; that is, to swear aside or beyond.] Willfully to make a false oath when administered by lawful authorit...

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PERJURED

PER'JURED, participle passive Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely.

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PERJURER

PER'JURER, noun One that willfully takes a false oath lawfully administered.

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PERJURING

PER'JURING, participle present tense Taking a false oath lawfully administered.

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PERJURIOUS

PERJU'RIOUS, adjective Guilty of perjury; containing perjury.

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PERJURY

PER'JURY, noun [Latin perjurium.] The act or crime of willfully making a false oath, when lawfully administered; or a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered in some ...

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PERK

PERK, adjective Properly, erect; hence, smart; trim.PERK, verb intransitive To hold up the head with affected smartness.PERK, verb transitive To dress; to make trim or smart; to...

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PERKIN

PERK'IN, noun Cyderkin; a kind of cyder made by steeping the murk in water.Perlate acid, the acidulous phosphate of soda.Perlated acid, or ouretic, biphosphate of soda.

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PERLEXITY

PERLEX'ITY, noun Intricacy; entanglement. The jury were embarrassed by the perplexity of the case.1. Embarrassment of mind; disturbance from doubt, confusion, difficulty or anxi...

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PERLOUS

PER'LOUS, for perilous, is not used.

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PERLUSTRATION

PERLUSTRA'TION, noun [Latin perlustro; per and lustro, to survey.]The act of viewing all over.

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PERMAGY

PER'MAGYnoun A little Turkish boat.