passepartout - when I was a kid, Dennison’s sold a strong gummed paper tape suitable in appearance for making
borders around pictures, and strong enough to mend torn pictures when applied to the back of the picture.
passe-partout
n.
5Fr, lit., passes everywhere6 I think “goes anywhere” would be better description.
1 that which passes or allows passage everywhere
2 a passkey or master key
3 a mat used in mounting pictures
4 a picture mounting in which glass, picture, backing, and often a mat are bound together, as by strips of gummed paper along the edges
5 the gummed paper used for such a mounting


pavid
adj.
5L pavidus < pavere, to tremble, orig., be struck down < pavire: see PAVE6 [Rare] fearful; afraid; timid
In old medical journals, “pavor nocturnus” was a fancy way of saying “nightmare” in small children

payola
n.
5PAY1 + 3ola, as in Pianola (trademark for a player piano) > Tin Pan Alley pianola, slang term for the music business6 [Slang]
1 the practice of paying bribes or graft for commercial advantage or special favors, as to a disc jockey for unfairly promoting a particular record over others
2 such a bribe or graft

pectin
n.
5< Gr pcktos (see PECTIC) + 3IN16 a water-soluble carbohydrate, obtained from certain ripe fruits, which yields a gel that is the basis of jellies and jams
pec4tin[ous
adj.
I would be surprised to find that many women are willing to spend the time and effort making jellies. A lot of work. Greatly facilitated by a commercial product containing ample pectin.

pec[tin 7pek4tin8
n.
5< Gr pcktos (see PECTIC) + 3IN16 a water-soluble carbohydrate, obtained from certain ripe fruits, which yields a gel that is the basis of jellies and jams
pec4tin[ous
adj.
pec[u[late 7pek4y1 lat#, 3y!38
vt., vi.
3lat#ed, 3lat#ing 5< L peculatus, pp. of peculari, to embezzle < peculium, private property < pecus, cattle: for IE base see FEE6 to steal or misuse (money or property entrusted to one‘s care, esp. public funds); embezzle
pec#u[la4tion
n.
pec$u[la#tor
n.
At times a euphemism for “steal”. Done with a pen instead of a gun.

peduncle
n.
5ModL pedunculus, dim. of L pes (gen. pedis), FOOT6
1 Anat. a stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting various parts of the brain
2 Bot.
a) the stalk of a flower cluster or inflorescence b) the stalk of a solitary flower which is regarded as a reduced inflorescence, as in the narcissus
3 Med. a narrow, stalklike base of a tumor or polyp
4 Zool. a slender, stalklike part, as between the abdomen and middle section of an insect, or the stalk of a goose barnacle; pedicel

pe[dun[cle 7pc du%4k!l, pc4du%#38
n.
5ModL pedunculus, dim. of L pes (gen. pedis), FOOT6
1 Anat. a stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting various parts of the brain
2 Bot.
a) the stalk of a flower cluster or inflorescence b) the stalk of a solitary flower which is regarded as a reduced inflorescence, as in the narcissus
3 Med. a narrow, stalklike base of a tumor or polyp
4 Zool. a slender, stalklike part, as between the abdomen and middle section of an insect, or the stalk of a goose barnacle; pedicel
pellicle
n.
5L pellicula, dim. of pellis, skin: see FELL46
1 a thin skin or film, as on a photographic emulsion or on a liquid
2 Zool. a thin nonliving membrane secreted by animal cells, as the envelope covering many protozoans
pel[lic[u[lar 7p! lik4y1 l!r8 or pel[lic$u[late 73lit, 3lat#8
adj.

pendeloque - a somewhat tear shaped costume jewel:
“Briolettes differs from a bead cut, which is more rounded and the pendeloque, which has a ridge or girdle around its widest part”