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Perel (?), n. Apparel. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Perempt (?), v. t. [L. peremptus, p. p. of perimere to take away entirely, to destroy; per (see ) + OL. emere to take. See .] (Law) To destroy; to defeat. [R.] Ayliffe.
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Peremption (?), n. [L. peremptio: cf. F. péremption.] (Law) A quashing; a defeating. [Obs.]
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Peremptorily (?), adv. In a peremptory manner; absolutely; positively. Bacon.
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Peremptoriness, n. The quality of being peremptory; positiveness.
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Peremptory (?), a. [L. peremptorius destructive, deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. péremptorie. See .] 1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.
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Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory designs to get thither. Jer. Taylor.
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2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical.
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Be not too positive and peremptory. Bacon.
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Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. Shak.
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3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] Shak.
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Coloq. Peremptory challenge (Law) See under . -- Coloq. Peremptory mandamus , a final and absolute mandamus. -- Coloq. Peremptory plea , a plea by a defendant tending to impeach the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.
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Syn. -- Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express; arbitrary; dogmatical.
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Perennial (?), a. [L. perennis that lasts the whole year through; per through + annus year. See , and .] 1. ing or continuing through the year; as, perennial fountains.
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2. Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; unceasing; never failing.
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The perennial existence of bodies corporate. Burke.
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3. (Bot.) Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial steam, or root, or plant.
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Syn. -- Perpetual; unceasing; never failing; enduring; continual; permanent; uninterrupted.
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Perennial, n. (Bot.) A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.
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Perennially, adv. In a perennial manner.
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Perennibranchiata (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) Those Batrachia which retain their gills through life, as the menobranchus.
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Perennibranchiate (?), a. [See , and .] 1. (Anat.) Having branchæ, or gills, through life; -- said especially of certain Amphibia, like the menobranchus. Opposed to caducibranchiate.
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2. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Perennibranchiata.
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Perennity (?), n. [L. perennitas.] The quality of being perennial. [R.] Derham.
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Pererration (?), n. [L. pererrare, pererratum, to wander through.] A wandering, or rambling, through various places. [R.] Howell.
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Perfect (?), a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit, parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see ) + facere to make, do. See .] 1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure; sound; right; correct.
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My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. xii. 9.
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Three glorious suns, each one a perfect sun. Shak.
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I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Shak.
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O most entire perfect sacrifice! Keble.
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God made thee perfect, not immutable. Milton.
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2. Well informed; certain; sure.
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I am perfect that the Pannonains are now in arms. Shak.
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3. (Bot.) Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; -- said of flower.
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Coloq. Perfect cadence (Mus.), a complete and satisfactory close in harmony, as upon the tonic preceded by the dominant. -- Coloq. Perfect chord (Mus.), a concord or union of sounds which is perfectly coalescent and agreeable to the ear, as the unison, octave, fifth, and fourth; a perfect consonance; a common chord in its original position of keynote, third, fifth, and octave. -- Coloq. Perfect number (Arith.), a number equal to the sum of all its divisors; as, 28, whose aliquot parts, or divisors, are 14, 7, 4, 2, 1. See Abundant number, under . Brande & C. -- Coloq. Perfect tense (Gram.), a tense which expresses an act or state completed.
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Syn. -- Finished; consummate; complete; entire; faultless; blameless; unblemished.
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Perfect (?), n. The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
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Perfect (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perfected; p. pr. & vb. n. Perfecting.] [L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere. See , a.] To make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to its nature and kind.
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God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us. 1 John iv. 12.
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Inquire into the nature and properties of the things, . . . and thereby perfect our ideas of their distinct species. Locke.
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Coloq. Perfecting press (Print.), a press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.
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Syn. -- To finish; accomplish; complete; consummate.
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Perfecter (?), n. One who, or that which, makes perfect. “The . . . perfecter of our faith.” Barrow.
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Perfectibilian (?), n. A perfectionist. [R.] Ed. Rev.
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Perfectibilist (?), n. A perfectionist. See also , 2. [R.]
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Perfectibility (?), n. [Cf. F. perfectibilité.] The quality or state of being perfectible.
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Perfectible (?), a. [Cf. F. perfectible.] Capable of becoming, or being made, perfect.
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Perfection (?), n. [F. perfection, L. perfectio.] 1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection.
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2. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence. Shak.
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What tongue can her perfections tell? Sir P. Sidney.
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Coloq. To perfection , in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection.
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Perfection, v. t. To perfect. [Obs.] Foote.
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Perfectional (?), a. Of or pertaining to perfection; characterized by perfection. [R.] Bp. Pearson.
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Perfectionate (?), v. t. To perfect. Dryden.
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Perfectionism (?), n. The doctrine of the Perfectionists.
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Perfectionist, n. One pretending to perfection; esp., one pretending to moral perfection; one who believes that persons may and do attain to moral perfection and sinlessness in this life. South.
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Perfectionment (?), n. [Cf. F. perfectionnement.] The act of bringing to perfection, or the state of having attained to perfection. [R.] I. Taylor.
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Perfective (?), a. Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; -- usually followed by of. “A perfective alteration.” Fuller.
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Actions perfective of their natures. Ray.
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Perfectively, adv. In a perfective manner.
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Perfectly (?), adv. In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection; completely; wholly; throughly; faultlessly. “Perfectly divine.” Milton.
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As many as touched were made perfectly whole. Matt. xiv. 36.
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Perfectness, n. The quality or state of being perfect; perfection. “Charity, which is the bond of perfectness.” Col. iii. 14.
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Perfervid (?), a. [Pref. per- + fervid.] Very fervid; too fervid; glowing; ardent.
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Perficient (?), a. [L. perficiens, p. pr. of perficere to perform. See .] Making or doing throughly; efficient; effectual. [R.] Blackstone.
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Perficient, n. One who performs or perfects a work; especially, one who endows a charity. [R.]
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Perfidious (pẽrfĭdĭŭs; 277), a. [L. perfidious.] 1. Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to trust or confidence reposed; teacherous; faithless; as, a perfidious friend. Shak.
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2. Involving, or characterized by, perfidy. “Involved in this perfidious fraud.” Milton.
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Perfidiously, adv. In a perfidious manner.
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Perfidiousness, n. The quality of being perfidious; perfidy. Clarendon.
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Perfidy (pẽrfĭd�), n.; pl. Perfidies (pẽrfĭdĭz). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus faithless; per (cf. Skr. parā away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See .] The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
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The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. Macaulay.
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His perfidy to this sacred engagement. DeQuincey.
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Perfit (pẽrfĭt), a. Perfect. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Perfix (pẽrfĭks), v. t. [Pref. per- + fix.] To fix surely; to appoint. [Obs.]
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Perflable (?), a. [L. perflabilis. See .] Capable of being blown through. [Obs.]
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Perflate (?), v. t. [L. perflatus, p. p. of perflare to blow through.] To blow through. [Obs.] Harvey.
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Perflation (?), n. [L. perflatio.] The act of perflating. [Obs.] Woodward.
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Perfoliate (?), a. [Pref. per- + L. folium leaf.] 1. (Bot.) Having the basal part produced around the stem; -- said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through.
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2. (Zoöl.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind.
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Perforata (pẽrf�rātȧ), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) (a) A division of corals including those that have a porous texture, as Porites and Madrepora; -- opposed to Aporosa. (b) A division of Foraminifera, including those having perforated shells.
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Perforate (pẽrf�rāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perforated (pẽrf�rātĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Perforating.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to perforate; per through + forare to bore. See , v.] To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of. Bacon.
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{ Perforate (pẽrf�r�t), Perforated (pẽrf�rātĕd), } a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.
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Perforation (?), n. [Cf. F. perforation.] 1. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through. Bacon.
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2. A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture. “Slender perforations.” Sir T. Browne.
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Perforative (?), a. [Cf. F. perforatif.] Having power to perforate or pierce.
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Perforator (?), n. [Cf. F. perforateur.] One who, or that which, perforates; esp., a cephalotome.
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Perforce (?), adv. [F. par (L. per) + force.] By force; of necessary; at any rate. Shak.
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Perforce, v. t. To force; to compel. [Obs.]
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Perform (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Performed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Performing.] [OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen, OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par (see ) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See .] 1. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do.
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I will cry unto God most high, unto God that performeth all things for me. Ps. lvii. 2.
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Great force to perform what they did attempt. Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow.
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To perform your father's will. Shak.
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3. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.
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Perform a part thou hast not done before. Shak.
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Syn. -- To accomplish; do; act; transact; achieve; execute; discharge; fulfill; effect; complete; consummate. See .
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Perform, v. i. To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ.
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Performable (?), a. Admitting of being performed, done, or executed; practicable.
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Performance (?), n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.
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Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible. Paley.
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2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character. “Her walking and other actual performances.” Shak. “His musical performances.” Macaulay.
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Syn. -- Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment; achievement; production; work; act; action; deed; exploit; feat.
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Performer (?), n. One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama; a performer on the harp.
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Perfricate (?), v. t. [L. perfricatus, p. p. of perfricare.] To rub over. Bailey.
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Perfumatory (?), a. Emitting perfume; perfuming. [R.] Sir E. Leigh.
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Perfume (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perfumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Perfuming.] [F. parfumer (cf. Sp. perfumar); par (see ) + fumer to smoke, L. fumare, fr. fumus smoke. See .] To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
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And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies. Pope.
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Perfume (?), n. [F. parfum; cf. Sp. perfume. See , v.] 1. The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
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No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field. Pope.
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2. A substance that emits an agreeable odor.
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And thou shalt make it a perfume. Ex. xxx. 35.
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Perfumer (?), n. 1. One who, oe that which, perfumes.
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2. One whose trade is to make or sell perfumes.
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Perfumery (?), n. 1. Perfumes, in general.
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2. [Cf. F. parfumerie.] The art of preparing perfumes.
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Perfunctorily (?), adv. In a perfunctory manner; formally; carelessly. Boyle.
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Perfunctoriness, n. The quality or state of being perfunctory.
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Perfunctory (?), a. [L. perfunctorius, fr. perfunctus dispatched, p. p. of perfungi to discharge, dispatch; per (see ) + fungi to perform. See .] 1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions. Macaulay.
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2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. “Perfunctory in his devotions.” Sharp.
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Perfuncturate (?), v. t. To perform in a perfunctory manner; to do negligently. [R.]
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Perfuse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perfused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Perfusing.] [L. perfusus, p. p. of perfundere to pour over; per + fundere to pour.] To suffuse; to fill full or to excess. Harvey.
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Perfusion (?), n. [L. perfusio.] The act of perfusing.
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Perfusive (?), a. Of a nature to flow over, or to spread through.
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{ Pergamenous (?), Pergamentaceous (?), } a. [L. pergamena parchment. See .] Like parchment.
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Pergola (?), n. [It., fr. L. pergula shed, shop, vine arbor.] Lit., an arbor or bower; specif.: (Italian art) An arbor or trellis treated architecturally, as with stone columns or similar massive structure.
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Pergolo (?), n. [It.] A continuous colonnade or arcade; -- applied to the decorative groups of windows, as in Venetian palazzi.
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Perhaps (?), adv. [Per + hap chance.] By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be.
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And pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Acts viii. 22.
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Peri- (?). [Gr. �, prep.] A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical.
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Peri (?), n.; pl. Peris (#). [Per. perī a female genus, a fairy.] (Persian Myth.) An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished. Moore.
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