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PECH'BLEND, n. Pitchblend, an ore of uranium; a metallic substance found in mass...
PECK, n. 1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as a pec...
PECK'ED, pp. Struck or penetrated with a beak or pointed instrument.
PECK'ER, n. One that pecks; a bird that pecks holes in trees; a woodpecker.
PECK'ING, ppr. Striking with the bill; thrusting the beak into; thrusting into w...
PECKLED, for speckled, not used.
PEC'TINAL, a. [L. pecten, a comb; pecto, to comb.] Pertaining to a comb; resembl...
PEC'TINATE PEC'TINATED, a. [from L. pecten, a comb.] Having resemblance to the t...
PECTINA'TION, n. The state of being pectinated. 1. A combing; the combing of the...
PEC'TINITE, n. [L. pecten, a comb.] A fossil pecten or scallop, or scallop petri...
PEC'TORAL, a. [L. pectoralis, from pectus, breast.] Pertaining to the breast; as...
PEC'ULATE, v.i. [L. peculatus, peculor, from peculium, private property, from pe...
PECULA'TION, n. The act, practice or crime of defrauding the public by appropria...
PEC'ULATOR, n.[L.] One that defrauds the public by appropriating to his own use ...
PECU'LIAR, a. [L. peculiaris, from peculium, one's own property, from pecus, cat...
PECULIAR'ITY, n. Something peculiar to a person or thing; that which belongs to ...