perfuse 
perfuse (pt-r-fu//), r. t.: pret. and pp. />i-rl'nxi-il, perhapt, adr. 
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An old form 
['< L. iifi-fuxiix, pp. oi' jii rl'nii- 
ili n . IPOUI- over, < //, through, + I'ninli n , pour: in <d worldly wealth andblls 
Bee I'oiniiP, /.!.] To sprinkle, pour, or spread whut him ayleth most 
i John Finder, n Sir T. More s 
ov*r nr tnromrll. 
ppr. 
peribolos 
Btamen).] In /</., tin lirin'K surrounding the 
rgans (antheridia) of mosses. 
And though that perhap to other folke he uceme to Hue 
In al worldly wealth and Misse, yet himself knoweth best perianth ( per i-anth ), . [= F - perianthr = Sp. 
over or through. 
tn-s immediately J*T/U*! the blood with mclan- , . ,. , 
i,,,i v . tfarwy, consumptions, perhaps (per-haps ), adv. 
t'umfort Against Tribulation 
[(1573X To the Reader. 
[Formerly ulsoper- 
/n n/liilin, /a i iinii-iii = IV. I" I'iniiHiio r^ 
II ir ill, jii i I il ii lii, < XI,. /it i I mi! I- in i, i 1 1- 1. lir. - ii'- 
avdr/f, with flowers all around), < Or. jrrp/, aroin nl, 
flower.] In bot., the floral envelops, 
perfuslon(pf-r-fu'zhoii), . [ = It. . 
h. iii-r/Hfiiiidi-), a i>ouring over, < pcrfuiuliri, 
pp. iiirfimiiK, pour over: see perfuse.] A pour- 
in;; t trrongh ; a causing to penneate Perfualon 
cannula, :i double-way cannula. 
perfusive (per-fu'siv), a. [< /r/'. + -,,-,.] 
Sprinkling; adapted to spread or sprinkle. 
'usione < hap; <. per + hapl,n.,p}. haps. C!. perchance, whether calyx or corolla or both. The word Is 
. ' n^vfnvf ~\ Tttuflvho* nnauiltlv TWrnjl vpntnrfl not. nmeti munr hou't>v<*r wliir. the floral envulonn are 
percase.] It may be; possibly; peradventure ; 
perchance. 
If he outlives me, he shall find that he was higher in 
my esteem than perhapt he thinks he is. 
Addition, Spectator, No. 100. 
Ptrhapt great Hector then had found his fate, 
But Jove and destiny prolong'd his date. 
Pope, Iliad, xi. 213. 
We are strange, very strange creatures, and It Is better, 
yu/iov, ergamum. - 
mum, an important city of Mysia in Asia Minor, 
the capital of the Attalid kings in the third and 
not much uswi, however, where the floral envelops are 
clearly distinguishable Into calyx and corolla, being mainly 
restricted In its application to the petuloldeous inoniM-oty- 
ledons, in which the calyx and corolla are so combined 
that they cannot be satisfactorily distinguished from one 
another. See cuts uml< i ./"< nil momichla- 
mydeuui. Else rial perianth. See tntrrial. 
perianthial (per-i-an'thi-al), a. [< perianthi- 
mn + -al.] Of or relating to the perianth; 
provided with a perianth. Also / / iinitlnoun. 
:. ; pi. perian- 
Same as peri- 
Pergamene (per'ga-men), it. [< L. Pergainritux, 
<(ir. llrpyaiiavoc, pertaining to Pergamum, < Iltp- perhapt, not to~piace 'too much confidence in our reason _^ ll*vi. L^,"V>! 
,,A iVrgamu 3 .] Of obtaining to Perga- afone* S^ney S.OA, U, I*d, HoUand. ,. penanthlum/^er-l-ai^um) fc^jj. 
or > peri 1 (pe'ri), n. [< .peri,< Pers. pan, a fairy, a nth ' 
Avestan pairi.] In Pers. myth.,ane\t or fairy, per i a ptt (per'i-apt), n. [= F. periapte = It. 
male or female, represented as a descendant of per ianto, periatto, < Gr. jrtpiinrnw, an amulet; 
fallen angels, excluded from Paradise till their J rop> neut< o f Kcpiairrof, hung round, < wcpi, 
penance is accomplished. 
One morn a Peri at the gate 
Of Eden stood disconsolate-. 
Moore, Lalla Rookh, Paradise and the Perl. 
i, lost, spoiled, perished, 
her., re- 
size : generally equivalent to couped. 
Cuz:ens, Handbook of Heraldry, 
peri-. [L., etc., peri-, < Gr. vipt-, prefix, nepl, 
prep., with gen., around, usually causal, about, 
concerning, etc. ; with dat., around, about, for, 
around, + aimJf, verbal adj. of airrciv, fasten.] 
An amulet ; a charm worn as a defense against 
disease or mischief, especially one worn on 
the person, as around the neck. 
second centuries B. c., the seat of a very nota- 
ble school of Greek art, and the site of a fa- 
mous library, which was later removed to Alex- 
andria. See etymology of parchment. Also 
Pergatnettiftn. Pergamene art, a renaissance school 
of G'reek sculpture which found its inspiration and its 
most freunent theme in the victories, important for civili- . , 
latlou, won by King Attains I. of Pergamum, in the last pen- (pe-re ), a. FIT 
pp. of pMr, perish : 
auced in size: geneio,.^ ..,.,,,,,,.... **, -. 
)erlarteritis (per-i-ar-te-ri'tis), n. [NL., < Gr. 
iff pi, around. T aprr/pia, an artery, + -itis. Cf. 
arteritis.] Inflammation of the adventitia or 
outer coat of an artery. 
etc. : with"acc., around, by, etc. ; in comp. in periarthritis (per'i-ar-thri'tis), . [NL., < Gr. 
like uses, also, like L. per-, intensive, very, ex- P', around, + bpQpov, a joint, + -itis. Cf. 
ceedingly; = Skt. pari, round about; akin to arthritis.] Inflammation of the tissues sur- 
vapa, beside, L. per, through, etc. : see para-, rounding a joint. 
per-.] A prefix in words of Greek origin or periarticular (per'i-ar-tik u-lar),a. [<Gr.jr f p! 
fonnation, meaning 'around,' 'about,' 'near,' around, + L. articulua. a joint: see articular.] 
equivalent to circum- of Latin origin, as in Surrounding a joint: as. periarttcular effusions. 
periphery equivalent to circumference, etc. It periastral(per-i-as'tral),. [<Gr. mpi, around, 
U much used In the formation of new scientific com- + aarpov, a star: see astral.] Ot or pertaining 
pounds, but not, like circum-, as an English formative. to the periastrou. 
periadenitis (per-i-ad-e-ni'tis), n. [NL.,<Gr. periastron (per-i-as'trpn), n.; pi. jjeriastra 
vspi, around, + affjv, a gland, + -itis. Cf. ade- (-tra). [NL., < Gr. irtpi, around, + atrrpor, a 
nitis.] Inflammation of the tissues surround- star.] In the orbit of any heavenly body which 
ing a gland. moves around another, the point where the for- 
periadventitial (per-i-ad-ven-tish'al), a. [< mer approaches nearest to the primary: usually 
Gr. Kepi, around, + NL. adventitia, q. v., + -al.] applied to double stars, but also generally to 
Situated on the outside of the adveutitia or any satellite. 
va a nceof b e arba^m e ;epr7se B nted Sy GaU.c SSS* outer coat of a blood-vessel. perlaugert, n. An obsolete form of periagua. 
work of this school is remarkably able, and much more periagua (per-i-a gwa), n. [Formerly Also pert- periaxial (per-i-ak'si-al), a. [< Gr. Kepi, around, 
modern In spirit than older Greek work; and it has a force augua, *periauga, periauger, perriatiger, perri- + L. axis, an axis : see axial.] 1. Surrounding 
augur, and more corruptly pettiaugua, petty- an axis; peripheral with reference to an axis 
auga, petty-auger, prop. piragua, <Sp. (W.Ind.) of the body: as, the j>eriaia/ cceloma. 
piragua, a dugout. Cf. pirogue, from the same A alfrerentiat ion of this [archenteric) space into an axial 
source.] 1. A canoe made from the trunk of a 
single tree hollowed out ; a dugout : used by the 
American Indians. 
This at length put me upon thinking whether it was not 
Pergamene Art. Part of the Athene ffroup from the great frieze 
of the altaAat Pergamum. 
j which raise it far above contemporaneous 
Hellenistic art. Previous to 1878 the art of Pergamum 
was known by a number of detached fragments from bat- 
tle-pieces, scattered throughout European museums; some 
of these have long figured in the list of the most notable 
ancient sculptures as the Dying Gaul ( "Gladiator") in 
the Capitol, and the " Arrla and Pffitus" in the Villa Ludo- 
visi, at Rome. Pergamene marbles. See marble. 
pergameneous (per-ga-me'ne-us), a. [< L. per- 
gainena, parchment (see parchment), + -eous.] 
Pergamentaceous ; thin and parchment-like in 
texture ; specifically, in uitom., thin, tough, and 
somewhat translucent, as the wing-covers of 
some orthopterous insects. 
Pergamenian (per-ga-me'ui-an), a. and n. [< 
Pert/amene + -tan.] I. a. Same as Pergamene. 
il. n. A native or an inhabitant of Perga- 
mum. 
pergamentaceous (per^ga-men-ta'shius), a. 
[Ivrcg. for *i>ergamenaceous, < L. pergamena, 
parchment, + -aceous.] Parchment-like; hav- 
ing the texture, quality, or appearance of 
parchment ; specifically, in cntom., pergamene- 
ous, as the wings of certain insects. 
perget (perj), . i. [(f) < L. pergere, proceed.] 
To go on ; proceed. 
If thou pergesl thus, thou art still a companion for gal- 
lants. (.'. Wilkins, Miseries of Inforst Marriage, il. 
pergetting, . Seepargctini/. 
pergola, pergula (per'go-ia, -gu-la), n. [< It. 
pergola, an arbor, < L. pergula, a shed, booth, 
shop, a vine-arbor, < pergere, proceed (also pro- 
ject?), < per, through, + regere, stretch 
right.'] A kind of arbor ; a sort of balcony 
Neer this is a pergola, or stand, built to view the s] 
Evelyn, Diary, July 20, 
Inequalities of level, with mossy steps connecting them, 
and a periaxiai portion a digestive tube and a body- 
cavity. Encyc. Brit., XII. 548. 
Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, p. 104. (A'orw.) 
Specifically 2. Surrounding the axis-cylinder 
of a nerve : as, periaxial fluid, 
periblast (per'i-blast), n. [< Gr. irrpi, around, + 
pfaunvf, a germ.] Cell-substance of an ovum 
surrounding the nucleus. 
periblastic (per-i-blas'tik), 
ages by open sea to Norfolk, carrying 40 to 80 barrels of 
pitch or tar. ' 
called 
zette, 
anil Its tribi 
See pirogve. 
3. A large flat-bottomed boat, without keel 
but with lee-board, decked in at each end but 
ficial segmentation of the vitellus, 
eriblas- 
eiwiat, 
bias- 
tula, q. v.] In embryol., the blastula which may 
result fromtheblastulation of aperimorula, and 
)ut which proceeds to develop into a perigastrula. 
open in the middle, propelled by oars, or by periblem (per'i-blem), n. [NL. (Hanstein, 
sails on two masts which could be struck. 
This was much used formerly In navigating shoal waters 
along the whole American coast, and sometimes also on 
the Mississippi and its affluents. 
These Periaguax are long flat-bottom'd Boats, carrying 
from 20 to 35 tons. They have a kind of Forecastle and a 
cabin, but the rest open, and no Deck. They have two 
masts which they can strike, and Sails like Schooners. 
They row generally with two oars only. 
Francis Moore, A Voyage to Georgia begun in 1735, p. 49. 
1868), < Gr. mpifOjJita, a cloak, < 
throw around: see periliolos.] In hot., the pri- 
mary cortex, or zone of nascent cortex between 
the dermatogen and the plerome in a growing 
point. 
In the earliest stage of its development this leaf is a 
mere papilla consisting of nascent cortex (periblem) and 
nascent epidermis (dermatogen). 
GoodaU, Physiological Botany, p. 155. 
pieces of machinery placed at the two sides of 
glison. 
pergunnah 
(fHHHu . \ I 1 ..in. j i .,-,..,,' yuvu i . '. ] n ... i. ucilrtllctl \,pci~~eii 11.11 ', i 
ish India, a subdivision of a zillah or district. + L. anus: see ana?.] Surrounding the anus; 
The Tmnty./our Peryvnnahs is the official name of the c i rcura anal ; periproctous. 
nofato^trS'^clude^uttL'. 11 S&L'SLSg periandra (per-i-an'dra), n. pi. [< Gr , 
Anglo-Iud. Glossary. around, + avrjp (avdi>), a male (in mod. bot. 
throw.] 1. In Gr. antiq., a consecrated court 
or inclosure, generally surrounded by a wall, 
and often containing a temple, statues, etc. 
Hence 2. The outer inclosure of an early 
