Webster's Dictionary 1913

3160

Perverter

Per‐vert″er (?), n. One who perverts (a person or thing). “His own parents his perverters.” South. “A perverter of his law.” Bp. Stillingfleet.

3161

Pervertible

Per‐vert″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being perverted.

3162

Pervestigate

Per‐ves″ti‐gate (?), v. t. [L. pervestigatus, p. p. of pervestigare.] To investigate thoroughly.

3163

Pervestigation

Per‐ves′ti‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. pervestigatio.] Thorough investigation. Chillingworth.

3164

Pervial

Per″vi‐al (?), a. [See Pervious.] Pervious. — Per″vi‐al‐ly, adv.Chapman.

3165

Pervicacious

Per′vi‐ca″cious (?), a. [L. pervicax, -acis.] Obstinate; willful; refractory. — Per′vi‐ca″cious‐ly, adv. — Per′vi‐ca″cious‐ness, n.

3166

Pervicacity

Per′vi‐cac″i‐ty (?), n. Obstinacy; pervicaciousness. Bentley.

3167

Pervicacy

Per″vi‐ca‐cy (?), n. [L. pervicacia.] Pervicacity.

3168

Pervigilation

Per‐vig′i‐la″tion (?), n. [L. pervigilatio, fr. pervigilare.] Careful watching.

3169

Pervious

Per″vi‐ous (?), a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and Voyage.] 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious ...

3170

Perviousness

Per″vi‐ous‐ness, n. The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass. Boyle.

3171

Pervis

Per″vis (?), n. See Parvis.

3172

Pery

Per″y (?), n. A pear tree. See Pirie.

3173

Pes

‖Pes (?), n.; pl.Pedes. (Anat.) The distal segment of the hind limb of vertebrates, including the tarsus and foot.

3174

Pesade

Pe‐sade″ (?), n.(Man.) The motion of a horse when, raising his fore quarters, he keeps his hind feet on the ground without advancing; rearing.

3175

Pesage

Pes″age (?), n. [F., fr. peser to weigh.] A fee, or toll, paid for the weighing of merchandise.

3176

Pesane

Pes″ane (?), n.(Anc. Armor.) See Pusane.

3177

Pesanted

Pes″ant‐ed (?), a. [F. pesant heavy.] Made heavy or dull; debased. “Pesanted to each lewd thought's control.” Marston.

3178

Peschito

Pe‐schit″o (?), n. See Peshito.

3179

Pese

Pese (?), n. [See Pea.] A pea. Chaucer.

3180

Peseta

‖Pe‐se″ta (?), n. A Spanish silver coin, and money of account, equal to about nineteen cents, and divided into 100 centesimos.

3181

Peshito

{ Pe‐shit″o (?), Pe‐shit″to (?), } n. [Syriac peshîtâ simple.] The earliest Syriac version of the Old Testament, translated from Hebrew; also, the incomplete Syriac version of t...

3182

Pesky

Pes″ky (?), a. Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive. Judd.

3183

Peso

‖Pe″so (?), n. A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian, etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound weight.

3184

Pessary

Pes″sa‐ry (?), n.; pl.Pessaries (#). [L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. �: cf. F. pessaire.] (Med.) (a) An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to ...

3185

Pessimism

Pes″si‐mism (?), n. [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. Impair.] 1. (Metaph.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or ...

3186

Pessimist

Pes″si‐mist (?), n. [L. pessimus worst: cf. F. pessimiste.] 1. (Metaph.) One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; — opposed to optimist.2. One who looks on the dark side of ...