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PETIT-MAITRE, n. pet'ty-maitre. A spruce fellow that dangles about females; a fo...
PETI'TION, n. [L. petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press.] 1. In ...
PETI'TIONARILY, adv. by way of begging the question.
PETI'TIONARY, a. Supplicatory; coming with a petition. Pardon thy petitionary co...
PETI'TIONER, n. One that presents a petition, either verbal or written.
PETI'TIONING, ppr. Asking as a favor, grant, right or mercy; supplicating. PETI'...
PET'ITORY, a. Petitioning; soliciting. [Not used.]
PETONG', n. The Chinese name of a species of copper of a white color. It is some...
PETRE, [See Saltpeter .]
PETRE'AN, a. [L.petra, a rock.] Pertaining to rock or stone.
PET'REL, n. An aquatic fowl of the genus Procellaria.
PETRES'CENCE, n. The process of changing into stone.
PETRES'CENT, a. [Gr. a stone; L. petra.] Converting into stone; changing into st...
PETRIFAC'TION,n. [See Petrify .] The process of changing into stone; the convers...
PETRIFAC'TIVE, a. Pertaining to petrifaction. 1. Having power to convert vegetab...
PETRIF'IC, a. Having power to convert into stone. The cold, dry, petrific mace o...