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PER'ISHABLENESS, n. Liableness to decay or destruction.
PER'ISPERM, n. [Gr. around, and See d.] A thick, farinaceous, fleshy, horny or w...
PERISPHER'IC, a. [Gr.] Globular; having the form of a ball.
PERISSOLOG'ICAL, a. Redundant in words.
PERISSOL'OGY, n. [Gr. redundant,and discourse.] Superfluous words; much talk to ...
PERISTAL'TIC, a. [Gr. to involve.] Spiral; vermicular or worm-like. The peristal...
PERISTE'RION, n. [Gr.] The herb vervain.
PER'ISTYLE, n. [Gr. about, and a column.] A circular range of columns, or a buil...
PERISYSTOLE, n. perisys'toly. [Gr. about, and contraction.] The pause or interva...
PERI'TE, a. [L. peritus.] Skillful. [Little used.]
PERITO'NEAL, a. Pertaining to the peritoneum.
PERITONE'UM, n. [Gr. about, and to stretch.] A thin, smooth, lubricous membrane ...
PER'IWIG, n. A small wig; a kind of close cap formed by an intertexture of false...
PER'IWINKLE, n. [L. vinca.] 1. A sea snail, or small shell fish. 2. A plant of t...
PERJURE, v.t. per'jur. [L. perjuro; per and juro, to swear; that is, to swear as...
PER'JURED, pp. Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely.