Periphrases (pl. ) of Periphrasis
Periphrasis (n.) See Periphrase.
Periphrastic (a.) Alt. of Periphrastical
Periphrastical (a.) Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.
Periphrastically (adv.) With circumlocution.
Periplast (n.) Same as Periblast.
Peripneumonia (n.) Alt. of Peripneumony
Peripneumony (n.) Pneumonia.
Peripneumonic (a.) Of or pertaining to peripneumonia.
Periproct (n.) The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.
Periproctitis (n.) Inflammation of the tissues about the rectum.
Peripteral (a.) Having columns on all sides; -- said of an edifice. See Apteral.
Peripterous (a.) Peripteral.
Peripterous (a.) Feathered all around.
Perisarc (n.) The outer, hardened integument which covers most hydroids.
Periscian (a.) Having the shadow moving all around.
Periscians (n. pl.) Alt. of Periscii
Periscii (n. pl.) Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.
Periscope (n.) A general or comprehensive view.
Periscope (n.) an optical instrument of tubular shape containing an arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above the surface of the water.
Periscopic (a.) Viewing all around, or on all sides.
Periscopic (a.) of or relating to a periscope{2}.
Perished (imp. & p. p.) of Perish
Perishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perish
Perish (v. i.) To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away.
Perish (v. t.) To cause perish.
Perishability (n.) Perishableness.
Perishable (a.) Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.
Perishableness (n.) The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay or destruction.
Perishably (adv.) In a perishable degree or manner.
Perishment (n.) The act of perishing.
Perisomata (pl. ) of Perisoma
Perisoma (n.) Same as Perisome.
Perisome (n.) The entire covering of an invertebrate animal, as echinoderm or coelenterate; the integument.
Perisperm (n.) The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac.
Perispheric (a.) Alt. of Perispherical
Perispherical (a.) Exactly spherical; globular.
Perispomena (pl. ) of Perispomenon
Perispomenon (n.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.
Perispore (n.) The outer covering of a spore.
Perissad (a.) Odd; not even; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals whose valence is not divisible by two without a remainder. Contrasted with artiad.
Perisse (v. i.) To perish.
Perissodactyl (n.) One of the Perissodactyla.
Perissodactyla (n. pl.) A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla.
Perissological (a.) Redundant or excessive in words.
Perissology (n.) Superfluity of words.
Peristalsis (n.) Peristaltic contraction or action.
Peristaltic (a.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement.
Peristeria (n.) A genus of orchidaceous plants. See Dove plant.
Peristerion (n.) The herb vervain (Verbena officinalis).
Peristerite (n.) A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon's neck.
Peristeromorphous (a.) Like or pertaining to the pigeons or Columbae.
Peristeropodous (a.) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.
Peristole (n.) Peristaltic action, especially of the intestines.
Peristomata (pl. ) of Peristoma
Peristoma (n.) Same as Peristome.
Peristome (n.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double.
Peristome (n.) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
Peristome (n.) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.
Peristomial (a.) Of or pertaining to a peristome.
Peristomium (n.) Same as Peristome.
Peristrephic (a.) Turning around; rotatory; revolving; as, a peristrephic painting (of a panorama).
Peristyle (n.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.
Perisystole (n.) The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart. It is perceptible only in the dying.
Perite (a.) Skilled.
Perithecium (n.) An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification.
Peritomous (a.) Cleaving in more directions than one, parallel to the axis.
Peritonaeum (n.) Same as Peritoneum.
Peritoneal (a.) Of or pertaining to the peritoneum.
Peritoneum (n.) The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac.
Peritonitis (n.) Inflammation of the peritoneum.
Peritracheal (a.) Surrounding the tracheae.
Peritreme (n.) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.
Peritreme (n.) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.
Peritricha (n. pl.) A division of ciliated Infusoria having a circle of cilia around the oral disk and sometimes another around the body. It includes the vorticellas. See Vorticella.
Peritrochium (n.) The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio, which see under Axis.
Peritropal (a.) Rotatory; circuitous.
Peritropal (a.) Having the axis of the seed perpendicular to the axis of the pericarp to which it is attached.
Peritropous (a.) Peritropal.
Perityphlitis (n.) Inflammation of the connective tissue about the caecum.
Periuterine (a.) Surrounding the uterus.
Perivascular (a.) Around the blood vessels; as, perivascular lymphatics.
Perivertebral (a.) Surrounding the vertebrae.
Perivisceral (a.) Around the viscera; as, the perivisceral cavity.
Perivitelline (a.) Situated around the vitellus, or between the vitellus and zona pellucida of an ovum.
Periwig (n.) A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig.
Perwigged (imp. & p. p.) of Periwig
Perwigging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Periwig
Periwig (v. t.) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair.
Periwinkle (n.) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.
Periwinkle (n.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
Perjenet (n.) A kind of pear.
Perjured (imp. & p. p.) of Perjure
Perjuring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perjure
Perjure (v. t.) To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself.
Perjure (v. t.) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
Perjure (n.) A perjured person.
Perjured (a.) Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely; forsworn.
Perjurer (n.) One who is guilty of perjury; one who perjures or forswears, in any sense.
Perjurious (a.) Alt. of Perjurous