Webster's Dictionary 1913

2728

Periergy

Per″i‐er′gy (?), n. 1. Excessive care or diligence.2. (Rhet.) A bombastic or labored style.

2729

Periganglionic

Per′i‐gan′gli‐on″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Surrounding a ganglion; as, the periganglionic glands of the frog.

2730

Perigastric

Per′i‐gas″tric (?), a.(Zoöl.) Surrounding the stomach; — applied to the body cavity of Bryozoa and various other Invertebrata.

2731

Perigean

Per′i‐ge″an (?), a. Pertaining to the perigee.Perigean tides, those spring tides which occur soon after the moon passes her perigee.

2732

Perigee

{ Per″i‐gee (?), Per′i‐ge″um (?), } n. [NL. perigeum, fr. Gr. � about, near + � the earth: cf. F. périgée.] (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the...

2733

Perigenesis

Per′i‐gen″e‐sis (?), n.(Biol.) A theory which explains inheritance by the transmission of the type of growth force possessed by one generation to another.

2734

Perigenetic

Per′i‐gen″e‐tic (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to perigenesis.

2735

Perigone

Per″i‐gone (?), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. � productive organs.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth. (b) In mosses, the involucral bracts ...

2736

Perigonium

‖Per′i‐go″ni‐um (?), n.; pl.Perigonia (#). Same as Perigone.

2737

Perigord pie

Per″i‐gord pie′ (?). [From Périgord, a former province of France.] A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures.

2738

Perigraph

Per″i‐graph (?), n. A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything.

2739

Perigynium

‖Per′i‐gyn″i‐um (?), n.; pl.Perigynia (#). [NL. See Perigynous.] (Bot.) Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, and the bristles or sca...

2740

Perigynous

Pe‐rig″y‐nous (?), a. [Pref. peri- + Gr. � woman.] (Bot.) Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on the calyx; — said of a flower such as that of the cherry or ...

2741

Perihelion

{ Per′i‐hel″ion (?), Per′i‐he″li‐um (?), } n.; pl.Perihelia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. περί about, near + ἥλιοσ the sun.] (Astron.) That point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is...

2742

Peril

Per″il (?), n. [F. péril, fr. L. periculum, periclum, akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and E. fare. See Fare, and cf. Experience.] Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure ...

2743

Peril (2)

Per″il, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Periled (?) or Perilled; p. pr. & vb. n.Periling or Perilling.] To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.

2744

Peril (3)

Per″il (?), v. i. To be in danger. Milton.

2745

Perilla

‖Pe‐ril″la (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species (Perilla ocimoides, or P. Nankinensis) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage.

2746

Perilous

Per″il‐ous (?), a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. périlleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.] [Written also perillous.] 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; haza...

2747

Perilymph

Per″i‐lymph (?), n.(Anat.) The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers in which the labyrinth lies.

2748

Perilymphangial

Per′i‐lym‐phan″gi‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Around, or at the side of, a lymphatic vessel.

2749

Perilymphatic

Per′i‐lym‐phat″ic (?), a.(Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph. (b) Perilymphangial.

2750

Perimeter

Per‐im″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. �; � around + � measure: cf. F. périmètre.] 1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides.2. An instrument for determi...

2751

Perimetric

{ Per′i‐met″ric (?), Per′i‐met″ric‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the perimeter, or to perimetry; as, a perimetric chart of the eye.

2752

Perimetry

Per‐im″e‐try (?), n. The art of using the perimeter; measurement of the field of vision.

2753

Perimorph

Per″i‐morph (?), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. μορφή form.] (Min.) A crystal of one species inclosing one of another species. See Endomorph.

2754

Perimysial

Per′i‐my″sial (?), a.(Anat.) (a) Surrounding a muscle or muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the perimysium.