Webster's Dictionary 1913

3241

Peterman

Pe″ter‐man (?), n.; pl.Petermen (�). A fisherman; — so called after the apostle Peter. Chapman.

3242

Petersham

Pe″ter‐sham (?), n. [Named after Lord Petersham.] A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material.

3243

Peterwort

Pe″ter‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) See Saint Peter's-wort, under Saint.

3244

Petiolar

{ Pet″i‐o‐lar (?), Pet″i‐o‐la‐ry (?), } a. [Cf. F. pétiolarie.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a pe...

3245

Petiolate

{ Pet″i‐o‐late (?), Pet″i‐o‐la′ted (?), } a.(Bot. & Zoöl.) Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera.

3246

Petiole

Pet″i‐ole (?), n. [F. pétiole, fr. L. petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot.] 1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with t...

3247

Petioled

Pet″i‐oled (?), a. Petiolate.

3248

Petiolulate

Pet′i‐ol″u‐late (?), a.(Bot.) Supported by its own petiolule. Gray.

3249

Petiolule

Pet″i‐o‐lule (?), n. [Cf. F. pétiolule.] (Bot.) A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet.

3250

Petit

Pet″it (?), a. [F. See Petty.] Small; little; insignificant; mean; — Same as Petty.By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of and recover a vanishing notion. South.P...

3251

Petit mal

‖Pe‐tit″ mal″ (?). (Med.) The mildest form of epilepsy, with momentary faintness or unconsciousness, but without convulsions; — opposed to grand mal.

3252

Petite

‖Pe‐tite″ (?), a. [F., fem. of petit.] Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.

3253

Petition

Pe‐ti″tion (?), n. [F. pétition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find.] 1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty...

3254

Petition (2)

Pe‐ti″tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Petitioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Petitioning.] To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal wri...

3255

Petition (3)

Pe‐ti″tion, v. i. To make a petition or solicitation.

3256

Petitionarily

Pe‐ti″tion‐a‐ri‐ly (?), adv. By way of begging the question; by an assumption. Sir T. Browne.

3257

Petitionary

Pe‐ti″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. 1. Supplicatory; making a petition.Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. Shak.2. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitio...

3258

Petitionee

Pe‐ti′tion‐ee″ (?), n. A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition.

3259

Petitioner

Pe‐ti″tion‐er (?), n. One who presents a petition.

3260

Petitioning

Pe‐ti″tion‐ing, n. The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.

3261

Petitor

Pet″i‐tor (?), n. [L., fr. petere to seek.] One who seeks or asks; a seeker; an applicant. Fuller.

3262

Petitory

Pet″i‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. pétitore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. Sir W. Hamilton.Petitory suitoraction(Admiralty La...

3263

Petong

Pe‐tong″ (?), n.(Metal.) See Packfong.

3264

Petralogy

Pe‐tral″o‐gy (?), n. See Petrology.

3265

Petrary

Pet″ra‐ry (?), n. [L. petra stone. Cf. Sp. petraria, and E. Pederero.] An ancient war engine for hurling stones.

3266

Petre

Pe″tre (pē″tẽr), n. See Saltpeter.

3267

Petrean

Pe‐tre″an (pē̍‐trē″an), a. [L. petraeus, Gr. πετραι̑οσ, fr. πέτρα a rock.] Of or pertaining to rock. G. S. Faber.