Periwinkle

per'Y-winkl, n. (Zoo!.) A gasteropo- do us molhisk, having a turbinated shell. [Corrup. (owing to the name of the plant, following) of AS. pinewincta, a winkle eaten with a inn, q. v.; wincle, a snail, shell-fish, q. itsv.]-(Bot.)convoluted A shell;flowering winch,plant. TPeriwinkle. [AS. peruincse, L. per vinca; L. vincire, viere, to bind, vitis, a vine, q. v.] Perjure, per'jur, [-jured (-jurd), -juring.] To swear before a court of justice to what one knows to be untrue, or does not know to be true; to make a false oath to. forswear. [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, fr. per and jurare, to swear.] — Per lured,r'ju jurd, a. Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely;fals being sworn falsely. — Per'jurer, n. — Per'jury, -rt, n. False swearing; act or crime of willfully making a false oath in a judicial proceeding. [L-perjurium.~] — Perk. perk. a. Pert uppish smart trim vain. [perked (perkt), perking.] To hold up the head with affected smartne . — v. To dre up; make trim; prank. [W. perc, compact, trim, percu, to trim, percus, pert, smart, pert, q. v.]