Webster's Dictionary 1913

3133

Perturber

Per‐turb″er (?), n. One who, or that which, perturbs, or cause perturbation.

3134

Pertusate

Per‐tus″ate (?), a. [See Pertuse.] (Bot.) Pierced at the apex.

3135

Pertuse

{ Per‐tuse″ (?), Per‐tused″ (?) }, a. [L. pertusus, p. p. of pertundere to beat or thrust through, to bore through; per + tundere to beat: cf. F. pertus. Cf. Pierce.] Punched; p...

3136

Pertusion

Per‐tu″sion (?), n. [L. pertusio.] The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument; as, pertusion of a vein. Arbuthnot.2. A punched hole; a perforation. Bacon.

3137

Pertussis

‖Per‐tus″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. L. per through, very + tussis cough.] (Med.) The whooping cough.

3138

Peruke

Per″uke (?), n. [F. perruque, It. perrucca, parrucca, fr. L. pilus hair. Cf. Periwig, Wig, Peel to strip off, Plush, Pile a hair.] A wig; a periwig.

3139

Peruke (2)

Per″uke, v. t. To dress with a peruke.

3140

Perula

‖Per″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Perulæ (#). [L., dim. of pera wallet, Gr. �: cf. F. pérule.] 1. (Bot.) One of the scales of a leaf bud.2. (Bot.) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in cer...

3141

Perule

Per″ule (?), n. Same as Perula.

3142

Perusal

Pe‐rus″al (?), n. [From Peruse.] 1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. Tatler.2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with care. Woodward.

3143

Peruse

Pe‐ruse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Perused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Perusing.] [Pref. per- + use.] 1. To observe; to examine with care.Myself I then perused, and limb by limbSurveyed. ...

3144

Peruser

Pe‐rus″er (?), n. One who peruses.

3145

Peruvian

Pe‐ru″vi‐an (?), a. [Cf. F. péruvien, Sp. peruviano.] Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. — n. A native or an inhabitant of Peru.Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, und...

3146

Pervade

Per‐vade″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pervaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Pervading.] [L. pervadere, pervasum; per + vadere to go, to walk. See Per-, and Wade.] 1. To pass or flow through, as ...

3147

Pervasion

Per‐va″sion (?), n. [L. pervasio. See Pervade.] The act of pervading, passing, or spreading through the whole extent of a thing. Boyle.

3148

Pervasive

Per‐va″sive (?), a. Tending to pervade, or having power to spread throughout; of a pervading quality. “Civilization pervasive and general.” M. Arnold.

3149

Perverse

Per‐verse″ (pẽr‐vẽrs″), a. [L. perversus turned the wrong way, not right, p. p. of pervertereto turn around, to overturn: cf. F. pervers. See Pervert.] 1. Turned aside; hence, s...

3150

Perversed

Per‐versed″ (–vẽrst″), a. Turned aside.

3151

Perversedly

Per‐vers″ed‐ly (–vẽrs″ĕd‐ly̆), adv. Perversely.

3152

Perversely

Per‐verse″ly, adv. In a perverse manner.

3153

Perverseness

Per‐verse″ness, n. The quality or state of being perverse. “Virtue hath some perverseness.” Donne.

3154

Perversion

Per‐ver″sion (?), n. [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion. See Pervert.] The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the ...

3155

Perversity

Per‐ver″si‐ty (?), n. [L. perversitas: cf. F. perversité.] The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness.

3156

Perversive

Per‐ver″sive (?), a.Tending to pervert.

3157

Pervert

Per‐vert″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Perverting.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere, perversum; per + vertere to turn. See Per-, and Verse.] 1. To turn another...

3158

Pervert (2)

Per‐vert″, v. i. To become perverted; to take the wrong course. Testament of Love.

3159

Pervert (3)

Per″vert (?), n. One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; — opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert.That notorious pervert, Henry ...