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pentatonic adj. 5see PENTA3 & TONIC6designating or of a musical scale having five tones to the octave Now, there’s a stupid difinition. An octave of five notes?
pentryl - from M-W online, a five part explosive. Same site mentioned “pentadecs = groups of fifteen
Perduellion (Per`du*el"lion) n. [L. perduellio; per + duellum, bellum, war.] (Civil Law) Treason. Perdulous (Per"du*lous) a. [See Perdu, a.] Lost; thrown away. [Obs.] Abp. Bramhall
peregrinate vt. 3nat#ed, 3nat#ing 5< L peregrinatus, pp. of peregrinari < peregrinus: see PILGRIM6 to follow (a route, etc.); travel, esp. walk, along, over, or through vi. to travel per#e[gri[na4tion n. per4e[gri[na#tor n. pilgrim I never saw the etymology below before. Worth glancing at. n. 5ME pelegrim < OFr pelegrin < LL(Ec) pelegrinus < L peregrinus, foreigner < peregre, from abroad < per, through + ager, field, country: see ACRE6 1 a person who travels about; wanderer 2 a person who travels to a shrine or holy place as a religious act >3 [P3] any member of the band of English Puritans who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620
perfidious adj. 5L perfidiosus6 characterized by perfidy; treacherous —SYN FAITHLESS per[fid$i[ous[ly adv. Napoleon called Britain “Perfidious Albion”
perforce f adv. 5ME par force < OFr: see PER & FORCE6by or through necessity; necessarily
pergamenous - like parchment
periotic adj. 5PERI3 + 3OTIC6 surrounding the inner ear; specif., of the bone (periotic bone) enclosing the inner ear of mammals Periapt (Per"i*apt) n. [Gr. fr. hung about, to hang about; about + to tie: cf. F. périapte.] A charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an amulet. Coleridge. Now help, ye charming spells and periapts. Shak.
Periclitate (Pe*ric"li*tate) v. t. [L. periclitatus, p. p. of periclitari, fr. periculum.] To endanger. [Obs.]
Perisarc <XPAGE=1067Per"i*sarc (?), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. , , flesh.] (Zoöl.) The outer, hardened integument which covers most hydroids. Periscian <XPAGE=1067Pe*ris"cian (?), a. [Gr. ; around + shadow: cf. F. périscien.] Having the shadow moving all around. Periscians, Periscii <XPAGE=1067Pe*ris"cians (?), Pe*ris"ci*i (?), n. pl. [NL. See Periscian.] Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.
Peristerion <XPAGE=1067Per`is*te"ri*on (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a dovecote, a kind of verbena, fr. a dove, pigeon; cf. L. peristereon.] (Bot.) The herb vervain (Verbena officinalis).
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