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Perspectively (?), adv. 1. Optically; as through a glass. [R.]
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You see them perspectively. Shak.
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2. According to the rules of perspective.
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Perspectograph (?), n. [L. perspectus (p. p. of perspicere to look through) + -graph.] An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to a picture, the points and outlines of objects, so as to represent them in their proper geometrical relations as viewed from some one point.
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Perspectography (?), n. The science or art of delineating objects according to the laws of perspective; the theory of perspective.
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Perspicable (?), a. [L. perspicabilis, fr. perspicere.] Discernible. [Obs.] Herbert.
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Perspicacious (?), a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See .] 1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
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2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.
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-- Perspicaciously, adv. -- Perspicaciousness, n.
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Perspicacity (?), n. [L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacité. See .] The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. Sir T. Browne.
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Perspicacy (?), n. Perspicacity. [Obs.]
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Perspicience (?), n. [L. perspicientia, fr. perspiciens, p. p. of perspicere. See .] The act of looking sharply. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Perspicil (?), n. [LL. perspicilla, fr. L. perspicere to look through.] An optical glass; a telescope. [Obs.] Crashaw.
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Perspicuity (?), n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuité.] 1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or thought.
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3. Sagacity; perspicacity.
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Syn. -- Clearness; perspicuousness; plainness; distinctness; lucidity; transparency. See .
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Perspicuous (?), a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See .] 1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.] Peacham.
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2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements. “The purpose is perspicuous.” Shak.
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-- Perspicuously, adv. -- Perspicuousness, n.
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Perspirability (?), n. The quality or state of being perspirable.
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Perspirable (?), a. [Cf. F. perspirable.] 1. Capable of being perspired. Sir T. Browne.
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2. Emitting perspiration; perspiring. [R.] Bacon.
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Perspiration (?), n. [Cf. F. perspiration.] 1. The act or process of perspiring.
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2. That which is excreted through the skin; sweat.
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☞ A man of average weight throws off through the skin during 24 hours about 18 ounces of water, 300 grains of solid matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid gas. Ordinarily, this constant exhalation is not apparent, and the excretion is then termed insensible perspiration.
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Perspirative (?), a. Performing the act of perspiration; perspiratory.
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Perspiratory (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or producing, perspiration; as, the perspiratory ducts.
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Perspire (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perspired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Perspiring.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See , and .] 1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.
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2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
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Perspire, v. t. To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores.
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Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. Smollett.
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Perstreperous (?), a. [L. perstrepere to make a great noise.] Noisy; obstreperous. [Obs.] Ford.
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Perstringe (?), v. t. [L. perstringere; per + stringere to bind up, to touch upon.] 1. To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]
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2. To criticise; to touch upon. [R.] Evelyn.
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Persuadable (?), a. That may be persuaded. -- Persuadableness, n. -- Persuadably, adv.
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Persuade (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Persuaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Persuading.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See , and .] 1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives.
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Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28.
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We will persuade him, be it possible. Shak.
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2. To try to influence. [Obsolescent]
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Hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you. 2 Kings xviii. 32.
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3. To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.
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Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you. Heb. vi. 9.
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4. To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to recommend. Jer. Taylor.
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Syn. -- To convince; induce; prevail on; win over; allure; entice. See .
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Persuade (?), v. i. To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion. Shak.
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Persuade, n. Persuasion. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Persuaded, p. p. & a. Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty; convinced. -- Persuadedly, adv. -- Persuadedness, n.
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Persuader (?), n. One who, or that which, persuades or influences. “Powerful persuaders.” Milton.
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Persuasibility (?), n. Capability of being persuaded. Hawthorne.
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Persuasible (?), a. [Cf. L. persuasibilis persuasive, F. persuasible persuasible.] 1. Capable of being persuaded; persuadable.
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2. Persuasive. [Obs.] Bale.
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-- Persuasibleness, n. -- Persuasibly, adv.
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Persuasion (?), n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.] 1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination.
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For thou hast all the arts of fine persuasion. Otway.
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2. The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced.
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If the general persuasion of all men does so account it. Hooker.
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My firm persuasion is, at least sometimes,
That Heaven will weigh man's virtues and his crimes
With nice attention. Cowper.
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3. A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion; all persuasions are agreed.
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Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. Jefferson.
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4. The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness.
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Is 't possible that my deserts to you
Can lack persuasion? Shak.
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5. That which persuades; a persuasive. [R.]
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Syn. -- See .
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Persuasive (?), a. [Cf. F. persuasif.] Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence. “Persuasive words.” Milton.
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Persuasive, n. That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation. -- Persuasively, adv. -- Persuasiveness, n.
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Persuasory (?), a. Persuasive. Sir T. Browne.
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Persulphate (?), n. (Chem.) A sulphate of the peroxide of any base. [R.]
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Persulphide (?), n. (Chem.) A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; -- formerly called persulphuret.
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Persulphocyanate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of persulphocyanic acid. [R.]
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Persulphocyanic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline substance (called also perthiocyanic acid), analogous to sulphocyanic acid, but containing more sulphur.
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Persulphocyanogen (?), n. (Chem.) An orange-yellow substance, produced by the action of chlorine or boiling dilute nitric acid and sulphocyanate of potassium; -- called also pseudosulphocyanogen, perthiocyanogen, and formerly sulphocyanogen.
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Persulphuret (?), n. (Chem.) A persulphide. [Obs.]
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Pert (?), a. [An aphetic form of OE. & OF. apert open, known, true, free, or impudent. See .] 1. Open; evident; apert. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent. “A very pert manner.” Addison.
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The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play. Cowper.
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Pert, v. i. To behave with pertness. [Obs.] Gauden.
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Pertain (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pertained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pertaining.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L. pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See , and , and cf. , .] 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life.
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Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition which pertaineth not to them. Hayward.
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2. To have relation or reference to something.
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These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them at their time. Latimer.
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Perterebration (?), n. [L. perterebratus, p. p. of perterebrare to bore through.] The act of boring through. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
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Perthiocyanogen (?), n. (Chem.) Same as .
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Perthite (?), n. [So called from Perth, in canada.] (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. -- Perthitic (#), a.
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Pertinacious (?), a. [L. pertinax, -acis; per + tenax tenacious. See , and .] 1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.
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2. Resolute; persevering; constant; steady.
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Diligence is a steady, constant, and pertinacious study. South.
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Syn. -- Obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; resolute; determined; firm; constant; steady.
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-- Pertinaciously, adv. -- Pertinaciousness, n.
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Pertinacity (?), n. [Cf. F. pertinacité.] The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- See .
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Pertinacy (?), n. [L. pertinere to pertain. See .] The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence. [Obs.]
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Pertinacy, n. [L. pertinacia, fr. pertinax. See .] Pertinacity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Pertinate (?), a. Pertinacious. [Obs.]
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Pertinately, adv. Pertinaciously. [Obs.]
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{ Pertinence (?), Pertinency (?), } n. [Cf. F. pertinence. See .] The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; relevancy; suitableness.
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The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse. Bentley.
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Pertinent (?), a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See .] 1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations or arguments; pertinent evidence.
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2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.] “Pertinent unto faith.” Hooker.
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Syn. -- Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
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-- Pertinently, adv. -- Pertinentness, n.
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Pertly (?), adv. In a pert manner.
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Pertness, n. The quality or state of being pert.
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Pertransient (?), a. [L. pertransiens, p. pr. of pertransire.] Passing through or over. [R.]
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Perturb (?), v. t. [L. perturbare, perturbatum; per + turbare to disturb, fr. turba a disorder: cf. OF. perturber. See , and .] 1. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.
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Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying. Chaucer.
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2. To disorder; to confuse. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Perturbability (?), n. The quality or state of being perturbable.
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Perturbable (?), a. Liable to be perturbed or agitated; liable to be disturbed or disquieted.
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Perturbance (?), n. Disturbance; perturbation. [R.] “Perturbance of the mind.” Sharp.
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Perturbate (?), v. t. [From L. perturbatus, p. p.] To perturb. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Perturbate (?), a. Perturbed; agitated. [R.]
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Perturbation (?), n. [L. perturbatio: cf. F. perturbation.] 1. The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
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2. (Astron.) A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each other. Newcomb.
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Perturbational (?), a. Of or pertaining to perturbation, esp. to the perturbations of the planets. “The perturbational theory.” Sir J. Herschel.
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Perturbative (?), a. Tending to cause perturbation; disturbing. Sir J. Herschel.
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Perturbator (?), n. A perturber. [R.]
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Perturbed (?), a. Agitated; disturbed; troubled. Shak. -- Perturbedly, adv.
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Perturber (?), n. One who, or that which, perturbs, or cause perturbation.
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Pertusate (?), a. [See .] (Bot.) Pierced at the apex.
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{ Pertuse (?), Pertused (?) }, a. [L. pertusus, p. p. of pertundere to beat or thrust through, to bore through; per + tundere to beat: cf. F. pertus. Cf. .] Punched; pierced with, or having, holes.
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Pertusion (?), n. [L. pertusio.] The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument; as, pertusion of a vein. [R.] Arbuthnot.
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2. A punched hole; a perforation. Bacon.
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Pertussis (?), n. [NL., fr. L. per through, very + tussis cough.] (Med.) The whooping cough.
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Peruke (?), n. [F. perruque, It. perrucca, parrucca, fr. L. pilus hair. Cf. , , to strip off, , a hair.] A wig; a periwig.
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Peruke, v. t. To dress with a peruke. [R.]
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Perula (?), n.; pl. Perulæ (#). [L., dim. of pera wallet, Gr. �: cf. F. pérule.] 1. (Bot.) One of the scales of a leaf bud.
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2. (Bot.) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchides.
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Perule (?), n. Same as .
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Perusal (?), n. [From .] 1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. [R.] Tatler.
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2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with care. Woodward.
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Peruse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Perusing.] [Pref. per- + use.] 1. To observe; to examine with care. [R.]
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Myself I then perused, and limb by limb
Surveyed. Milton.
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2. To read through; to read carefully. Shak.
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Peruser (?), n. One who peruses.
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Peruvian (?), a. [Cf. F. péruvien, Sp. peruviano.] Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Peru.
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Coloq. Peruvian balsam . See Balsam of Peru, under . -- Coloq. Peruvian bark , the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona. See .
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Pervade (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pervaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pervading.] [L. pervadere, pervasum; per + vadere to go, to walk. See , and .] 1. To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate.
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That labyrinth is easily pervaded. Blackstone.
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2. To pass or spread through the whole extent of; to be diffused throughout.
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A spirit of cabal, intrigue, and proselytism pervaded all their thoughts, words, and actions. Burke.
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Pervasion (?), n. [L. pervasio. See .] The act of pervading, passing, or spreading through the whole extent of a thing. Boyle.
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Pervasive (?), a. Tending to pervade, or having power to spread throughout; of a pervading quality. “Civilization pervasive and general.” M. Arnold.
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