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Petardeer
n.
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Alt. of Petardier
Petardier
n.
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One who managed a petard.
Petasus
n.
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The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans.
Petaurist
n.
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Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista, Acrobata, and allied genera. See Flying mouse, under Flying, and Phalangister.
Petechiae
n. pl.
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Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc.
Petechial
a.
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Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiae; spotted.
Peter
n.
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A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,
Petered
imp. & p. p.
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of Peter
Petering
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Peter
Peter
v. i.
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To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out.
Peterel
n.
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See Petrel.
Peterero
n.
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See Pederero.
Petermen
pl.
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of Peterman
Peterman
n.
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A fisherman; -- so called after the apostle Peter.
Petersham
n.
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A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material.
Peterwort
n.
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See Saint Peter's-wort, under Saint.
Petiolar
a.
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Alt. of Petiolary
Petiolary
a.
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Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a petiole; as, a petiolar gland; a petiolar bud.
Petiolate
a.
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Alt. of Petiolated
Petiolated
a.
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Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera.
Petiole
n.
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A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.
Petiole
n.
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A stalk or peduncle.
Petioled
a.
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Petiolate.
Petiolulate
a.
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Supported by its own petiolule.
Petiolule
n.
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A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet.
Petit
a.
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Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as Petty.
Petition
n.
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A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer.
Petition
n.
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A formal written request addressed to an official person, or to an organized body, having power to grant it; specifically (Law), a supplication to government, in either of its branches, for the granting of a particular grace or right; -- in distinction from a memorial, which calls certain facts to mind; also, the written document.
Petitioned
imp. & p. p.
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of Petition
Petitioning
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Petition