Petaurust (petar us)

[NL., accom. of L. into the cutaneous ti ues. Eng.] peted petequial = Pg. petechial = It. petecchiale (ML. etecchialis ), the apostle Peter, otherwise called peter - see - me and peter - sameene. By old claret I enlarge thee, By canary I charge thee, By Britain, metheglin, and peeter , Appear and answer me in meeter. Beau , and Fl . , Chances, v. 3. ( Nares .) Naut . 2. A kind of cosmetic. Hall i well . peter2 (pē'tér), n . [Abbr. of repeater .] See blue - peter . - Blue peter. (a) See blue -peter. (b) In whist , a conventional signal indicating a call for trumps. See peter2 , v. (c) The common American coot, Fulica ame ricana : so called with reference to its color, with an allusion to blue-peter. [Southern U. S.]