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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1783 Excerpt: ... Perish, v. to be destroyed, decay, die Perishable, a. liable to perish, subject to deed's Perlshablencss, /. iiableness to decay Periftal'tic, a. spiral, wormlike Peristyle, /, a round range of pillars Per'jure, v, a. to forswear Pcr'jore, or Per'jurer, s. a forsworn perso Perjury, /, a false oath Periwig, /, a man's hairy covering for his hell Periwig, v. a. to dress with false hair Periwinkle, /, a tea-snail, a plant Perk, v. to hold up the head affectedly, to dress Permanence, Perman'lion, / duration, continu-Perlnanent, a. durable-, unchanged, lasting (ance Permanently, ad. durably, lastingly Permeable, a. that may be pasted through Per'meanr, a. pasting through Permeate, v.a. to pass through' I'ermis'sion, Permitlance, s. a grant of liberty Permis'sive, a. granting leave or liberty Permis'sively, ad. by permission or allowance Permission or Permin'tion, / the act of mixing Permit, v. a. to allow, to suffer to be done Permit, ." a warrant for removing brandy, te. Permutation, /, an exchange of one for another Pernicious, a. destructive, mischievous, swift Perni"ciously, ad. ruinously, destructively Pcrni"ciousness, /. a pernicious quality Perni"city, s. swiftness Pernoitation, / the act of passing the night Peroration, /, the close of an oration, &c. Perpend, v. a. to weigh in the mind Perpendic'ular, a. in a straight line downwards Perpendic'ular, /. any thirTirectly downwards-Perpendicularity, /, a perpendicular state Perpendicularly, a..', in a perpendicular mannef-Perpcn'sion, / a serious consideration Perpetrate, v.a, to commit a crime Perpetrition Perpetration, /, the commission of a cringe Perpct'ual, a. continual, never ceasing Perpetually, constantly, incessantly PerperWe, v. a. to eternize, to make perpetual Perpetuation, / the act 0/ ...
