PERFUMER
PERFU'MER, noun He or that which perfumes.1. One whose trade is to see perfumes.
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PERFUMERY
PERFU'MERY, noun Perfumes in general.
PERFUMING
PERFU'MING, participle present tense Scenting; impregnating with sweet odors.
PERFUNCTORILY
PERFUNC'TORILY, adverb [Latin perfunctorie, from perfungor; per and fungor, to do or execute.] Carelessly; negligently; in a manner to satisfy external form.
PERFUNCTORINESS
PERFUNC'TORINESS, noun Negligent performance; carelessness.
PERFUNCTORY
PERFUNC'TORY, adjective [supra.] Slight; careless; negligent.1. Done only for the sake of getting rid of the duty.
PERFUSE
PERFU'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Latin perfusus, perfundo; per and fundo, to pour.] To sprinkle, pour or spread over.
PERGOLA
PER'GOLA, noun A kind of arbor.
PERHAPS
PERHAPS', adverb [per and hap. See Happen.] By chance; it may be.PERHAPS her love, perhaps her kingdom charmed him.
PERIAGUA
PERIAGUA [See Pirogue.]
PERIANTH
PER'IANTH, noun [Gr. about, and flower.] The calyx of a flower when contiguous to the other parts of fructification.
PERIAPT
PER'IAPT, noun [Gr. to fit or tie to.] An amulet; a charm worn to defend against disease or mischief. [Not used.]
PERIAUGER
PERIAUGERPERICARD'IUM, noun [Gr. around, and the heart.] A membrane that incloses the heart. It contains a liquor which prevents the surface of the heart from becoming dry by it...
PERICARDIUM
PERICARD'IUM, n. [Gr. around, and the heart.] A membrane that incloses the heart. It contains a liquor which prevents the surface of the heart from becoming dry by its continual...
PERICARP
PER'ICARP, noun [Gr. about, and fruit.] The seed-vessel of a plant; a general name including the capsule, legume, silique, follicle, drupe, pome, berry and strobile.
PERICRANIUM
PERICRA'NIUM, noun [Gr. about, and the skull.] The periosteum or membrane that invests the skull.
PERICULOUS
PERIC'ULOUS, adjective [Latin periculosus. See Peril.]Dangerous; hazardous.
PERIDODECAHEDRAL
PERIDODECAHE'DRAL, adjective [Gr.] Designating a crystal whose primitive form is a four sided prism, and in its secondary form is converted into a prism of twelve sides.
PERIDOT
PER'IDOT, noun Another name of the chrysolite. It may be known by its leek or olive green color of various shades, and by its infusibility. It is found in grains, granular masse...
PERIECIAN
PERIE'CIAN, noun [Gr.] An inhabitant of the opposite side of the globe, in the same parallel of latitude.
PERIGEE
PER'IGEEPERIGE'UM, noun [Gr. about, and the earth.] That point in the orbit of the sun or moon in which it is at the least distance from the earth; opposed to apogee.
PERIGORD-STONE
PER'IGORD-STONE, noun An ore of manganese of a dark gray color, like basalt or trap; so called from Perigord, in France.
PERIGRAPH
PER'IGRAPH, noun [Gr. about, and a writing.]1. A careless or inaccurate delineation of any thing.2. The white lines or impressions that appear on the musculus rectus of the abdo...
PERIGYNOUS
PERIG'YNOUS, adjective [Gr. about, and female.] In botany, inserted around the pistil, as the corol or stamens; having the corol or stamens inserted around the pistil, as a flow...
PERIHELION
PERIHE'LIONPERIHE'LIUM, noun [Gr. about, and the sun.] That part of the orbit of a planet or comet, in which it is at its least distance from the sun; opposed to aphelion.
PERIHEXAHEDRAL
PERIHEXAHE'DRAL, adjective [Gr.] Designating a crystal whose primitive form is a four sided prism, and in the secondary form is converted into a prism of six sides.
PERIL
PER'IL, noun [Latin periculum, from Gr. to try, to attempt, that is, to strain; an attempt, danger, hazard; to pass, to thrust in or transfix; Latin experior; Eng. experience.]1...