pet Iole

[Fr. pétiole, from Lat. petiolum, acc us. of petiolus a little foot, from pediolus, dim in. from pes (gen it. ped is )=a foot.] Bot.: The leaf-stalk of a plant, the part connecting the blade with the stem. It is generally half cylindrical, often channeled above, but in some v.); Cyprian monocotyledons it is cylindrical, and in others it is ignored it: Origen and Eusebius placed it among asheric the controverted writings, but it gradually obtained acceptance before the close of the fourth century. Peter-boat, subst . A boat which is built sharp at each end, and can therefore be propelled either way. ( Eng . ) Peter-gunner, s. A sportsman. ( Eng .) Peter-man, s. A fisherman. ( Eng .) ""Twould make good boots for a peterman to catch salmon in." - Eastward Hol Peter-pence, Peter's pence, s . *1. Law and Hist .: Atax of a penny on each house throughout England, which commenced in Saxon times as an occasional voluntary contribution, but was finally established as a legal tax under Canute, Edward the Confe or, and William the Conqueror. From being sent to Rome it was called by the Saxons Rome-feoh, Rome-scot, and Rome-pennyng. The name Peter-pence arose from its being collected on St. Peter's Day. From being levied on every private and every religious house, the Abbey of St. Albans only excepted, it was called also Hearth-money. At first it was used chiefly for the support of an English college at Rome, then the Pope shared the gift with the college, and finally appropriated the whole. Edward III. forbade its being paid; but it was soon restored. The Act 21 Henry VIII. c. 21, pa ed in 1534, swept it away. "The occasional aids and tall i ages, levied by the prince on his va als, gave a handle to the Pope to levy, by the means of his legates a latere, peter - pence and other taxations."-Black stone: Comment . , bk. iv., ch. 8. 2. A voluntary contribution raised among Catholics, and sent to the Pope for his private use. Ximenes.] A kind of wine, one of the richest and *Peter-see-me, s. [A corruption of Pedro (Peter) Spanish Gipsy , iii. 1.) most delicate of the Malaga wines. ( Middle ton :