permit2 (permit)

[Corrupted from Sp. pa lometa.] A carangoid fish, Trachynotus rhodopus, closely related to the pompano, occurring in the West Indies, in Florida, and on the western coast of Mexico. [Florida.] IMG:content-2734.png:[blocks in formation] 4. In philol ., the mutation or interchange of pernicketine (pėr-nik'e-ti-nes), n. The char- consonants, especially of allied consonants.- acter of being pernickety. [Colloq.] Cyclical permutation, an arrangement obtained by adpernickety (pėr-nik'e-ti), a . [Also pernicketty ; vancing all the objects the same places, first place being for this purpose considered as coming next after the last, so as to form a cycle. - Permutation- lock. See lock1 . permute (per-mut'), v. t.; t.; pret. and pp. per- muted , ppr. ppr. permuting . [ permuten , per muter = Sp. Pg. permutar = mutare , per mut are , change throughout, in- terchange, exchange, buy, turn about, per , through, + mutare , change: see mute2 .] mute2.] 1. To interchange.-2t. To exchange; barter. I wolde permute my penaunce with gowre for I am in Piers Plowman (B), xiii. 110. permittivity (per-mi-tiv'i-ti), n. gree of permittance; the ratio of permittance of a dielectric to that of air. permixt (per-miks'), v. t . [ per mixen , in pp . permixt ; perm is cere , pp. per mixt us , per- mist us , mix through, per , through, + miscere , mix: see mix1 .] To mix together; mingle. And next hem in merite is dyvers hued Blacke, bay, and permyxt gray, mousdon also, The fomy, spotty hue, and many moo. per mist i one , & L. permistio (n-), permixtio ( n- ), a mingling together, pern per mist us , per mixt us , pp. of perm is cere , mingle together: see permix . Cf. mistion , mixtion .] A mixing or mingling, or the state of being mixed or mingled. Such a kind of temperature or per mix cion , as it were. Hakluyt's Voyages, I. 161. Permocarboniferous (per-mō-kär-bo-nif'e- rus), a . An epithet current in the United States to note the rocks forming the upper part of the Paleozoic series, there being no such decided break there between the Carboniferous and Permian as there is in Europe. The word indicates that the state Permian i farantie, that the beds so designated form a kind of transition be- of much le importance in North America than in Europe. permutability (per-mū-ta-bil'i-ti), n. [ per- mutable + -ity (see- bility ).] The condition or character of being permutable, exchangeable, or interchangeable. IMG:content-2735.png:[blocks in formation] permutablene (per-mu'ta-bl-nes), n. state or character of being permutable; per- mutability. permutably (per-mu'ta-bli), adv . In a permut- able manner; by interchange. IMG:content-2736.png:[blocks in formation] permutert (pėr-mūʼtėr), n . [ permute + -er1. Cf. F. permuteur = Pg. permutador = It. per- mutatore.] One who exchanges. Huloet. pern1t (pern), v. t. [Appar. OF.pernre , prenre , F. prendre = Sp. Pg. prender = It. prendere, prehend ere , take: see prehend , prize1. Cf. pernancy.] To turn to profit; sell. Those that, to ease their Purse, or please their Prince, Pern their Profe ion, their Religion mince. Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Decay. pern2 (pėrn), n. [ Pernis : see Pernis .] A kite of the genus Pernis or some related genus; a honey-buzzard. The common pern of Europe is P. apivorus . And ers son's pern is Machærhamphus alcinus, IMG:content-2737.png:[blocks in formation] pernancy (per'nan-si), n. [ pernant (F. prenant ), ppr. of pernre , take: see pern1 , v .] In law , a taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind. Black stone , Com., II. xi. pernelt, n. Same as parnel . pernetti (It. pron. per-net'ti), n. pl. [It., pl. of per net to , dim. of per no , a hinge, pivot.] In ceram.: ( a ) Small pins of iron used to support pieces of pottery in the kiln, and insure the ex- posure of the bottom to the full heat. Hence -( b ) The small marks left by these pins, which in enameled wares generally show by the ab- sence of enamel, the paste being exposed. perniciont (per-nish'on), n. [ pernicio ( n- ), equiv. to L. pernicies , destruction: see pern i- Falconidæ and subfamily Milvinæ ; the honey- Looking about, beheld pernicion Approaching knight from fell musician. S. Butler , Hudibras, I. ii. 936. pernicious1 (per-nish'us), a. [ pernicieux = Sp. Pg. pernicioso = It. pernizioso , pernicioso , perniciosus , destructive, pernicies , destruc- tion (cf. LL. per nec are , destroy), per , through, + nex ( nec- ), slaughter, death. Cf. inter nec inc .] 1. Having the property of destroying or being injurious; hurtful; destructive. IMG:content-2738.png:[ocr errors] IMG:content-2739.png:[blocks in formation] In marchaundise nis no meede I may hit wel avoue; Hit is a per mut a cion a peni for another. Piers Plowman (A), iii. 243. There is also in them a com on cure and per mut a cion or renderinge of either others benevolent dewtie. Joye, Expos. of Daniel, xii. IMG:content-2740.png:[blocks in formation] perniciousne (pėr-nishʼus-nes), n. The char- acter of being pernicious, very injurious, mis- pernicityt (per-nis'i-ti), n. [L. pernicita(t-)s, nimblene , pernix ( pernic- ), swift: see pern i- cio us2 .] Swiftne of motion; celerity. By the incomparable pernicitie of those ayrie bodies we ...out-strip the swiftne of men, beasts, and birds. Nashe , Pierce Penile e, p. 85. pern octal i ant (per-nok-tāʻlian), n. [Irreg. pern oct are , pa the night night (see (see pernoctation ), + -al + -ian.] One who watches or keeps awake all night. Hook . pernoctation (per-nok-tā'shon), n . [=Sp. per- noctacion , pernoctatio (n-), pern oct are , pp. pern oct at us (> It. per not tare = Sp. pernoctar Pg. pernoitar = OF. pernocter ), pernocter ), pa the night, ght, pernox , continuing nuing through gh the night, per , through, + nox ( noct- ), night: see night .] 1. A pa ing the night in sleeple ne or in watching or or prayer; a vigil lasting all night; specifically, in the early Christian ch., a reli- gio us vigil held through the entire night imme- diately diately previous to a given festival. Jer . Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 91. Among the primitive Christians the Lord's Day was always usher'd in with a Pernoctation or Vigil. Bourne's Pop . Antiq . (1777), p. 146. 21. A staying out all night. Bailey. pern or (per'nor), n. [OF. preneor, preneur, F. preneur , prendre , take: see pernl, v. Cf. mainpernor .] In law , one who receives the profits of lands, etc. Pernot furnace. See furnace. IMG:content-2741.png:[graphic] see tibial .] I. a. Of or pertaining to the per- one or fibula and the tibia; tibiofibular. II. n. 1. A muscle in some marsupial ani- mals, and also in reptiles and batrachians, pa - ing downward obliquely from the fibula to the tibia in the place of the usual intero eous membrane.-2. An anomalous muscle in man, occurring about once in seven cases, arising from the inner side of the head of the fibula, and inserted into the oblique line of the tibia. It is constant in apes. Also called pronator peroneus, per onæus (per-ō-nē'us), n.; pl. per- one i, per onæi (-1). [NL., περόνη , fibula: see perone.] In an at . , one of several fibular mus- cles. - Com muni cans peronei, a cutaneous nerve con- necting the peroneal with the external saphenous nerve. -Peroneus acce orius, an anomalous muscle in man, arising from the fibula, between the long us and the brevis, and joining the tendon of the former in the sole of the foot: apparently a form of the peroneus quint i digit i . -Peroneus antic us. Same as peroneus brevis. Per- one us brevis, a muscle lying beneath the peroneus longas, arising from the lower two thirds of the shaft of the fibula and inserted into the base of the fifth metatar- sal bone. Also called peroneus secund us , peroneus antic us , medius , and semi fibular is . See cut under muscle . Perognathus (pē-rog'nā-thus), n . [NL. (Maxi-Peroneus long us, the largest of the peroneal muscles, milian, Prince of Wied, 1839), πήρα , arising from the upper two thirds of the fibula chiefly, pouch, + γνά- θος, jaw.] The typical genus of the subfam- and, after pa ing obliquely acro the sole of the foot, inserted into the outer part of the base of the first meta- tarsal bone. See cut under muscle . - Peroneus medius. Same as peroneus brevis . - Peroneus quart us, peroneus quint us, peroneal or fibular muscles going to the fourth and fifth digits of some animals, as lemurs. - Peroneus quint i digit i, a muscle of a large number of mammals, and not infrequent in man. It arises from the fibula be- tween the peroneus long us and the peroneus brevis, and is inserted into the proximal phalanx of the fifth toe.- Peroneus secund us. Same as peroneus brevis . - Pero- neus tertius, an annex of the extensor long us digito- rum, its tendon being inserted into the base of the fifth metatarsal. Also called anterior peroneal muscle , and flexor metatarsi . See cut under muscle. (Lower figure shows external cheek- pouches.) περόνη , a brooch, pin, etc.: see perone .] In Hydrozoa , a mantle-rivet; one of the hard gristly proce es which connect the base of a tentacle with the marginal ring, as of a narco- medusan. Peronia2 (pe-rō'ni-a), n. [NL.; named after the French naturalist Péron .] 1. The typical genus of Peroniidæ . De Blainville , 1824. See Onchidiidæ.-2. A genus of dipterous insects. Desvoidy, 1830. peronial (pe-rō'ni-al), a. [ peronia1 + -al .] In Hydrozoa , having the character or quality of a mantle-rivet; of or pertaining to a peronia. Peroniidæ (per-ō-ni'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Pero- nia2 + -idæ . ] A family of slug-like littoral gas- tropods: Is: same as Onchidiidæ . Per onos por a (per-ō-nos pō-ra), n. [NL. (Cor- da, 1842), περόνη , a brooch, pin, + σπόρος, seed.] A genus of phycomycetous fungi, giving name to the family Per onos por aceæ . They grow upon living plants, causing some of the most destructive diseases known. The mycelium penetrates or covers the ti ues of the host, sending up branching conidiophores which bear relatively large conidia. Large globose oöspores are also produced on the mycelium. About 70 species are grape, is the most destructive. See grape - mildew , grape- rot, mildew , Fungi , and cuts under conidium , mildew , haustorium , and oöspore . Per onos por aceæ (per-ō-nos-pō-rā'sē-ē), n. pl . [NL. (De Bary, 1861), Per onos por a + -aceæ .] A family or order of phycomycetous fungi, including the genera Cystopus , Phytophthora , Sclerospora , Plasmospora , and Per onos por a . Re- production is either agamic by zoöspores or by the direct germination of conidia, or sexual by oögonia and an the- ridia. See Per onos por a . above the ankle, into the anterior and posterior peroneal, the former of which, after pa ing to the front between Per onos por a + -eæ .] Same as Per onos por a- peropod (pē'ro-pod), a. and n. [ πούς (ποδ-) = E. foot .] I. a. Hav- ing rudimentary hind limbs, as a serpent; of or pertaining to the Peropoda ; python i form. or boa. Peropoda (pē-rop'ō-da), n. pl. [NL.: see form serpents, nearly always having rudimen- tary hind limbs. It corresponds to Pythonoidea. It contains 4 families, the Pythonidæ, Boidæ, Charinidæ , and Erycidæ, when the last is admitted as a distinct family. peropodous (pē-rop'ō-dus), a. [ peropod + -ous.] Same as peropod . peroquet, n. Same as parrakeet . perorate (per'ō-rāt), v. i.; pret. and pp. pero- rated , ppr. perorating . [L. per or at us , pp. of per or are (> It. per or are = Sp. Pg. perorar = F. pérorer ), speak to the end, bring a speech to a see oration.] To make a peroration; by ex- tension, to make a speech, especially a grandilo- quent one. [Colloq.] I see him strain on tiptoe, soar and pour Eloquence out, nor stay nor stint at all- Perorate in the air, and so, to pre With the product! peroration (per-ō-rā'shon), n . [ perora- tion , per or a is on , F. péroraison = Sp. per or a cion = Pg . peroração = It. per or azione , perora- tio(n-), the finishing part of a speech, pero- rare, pp. per or at us , bring a speech to a close: see perorate .] The concluding part of an ora- tion, in which the speaker recapitulates the principal points of his discourse or argument, and urges them with greater earnestne and force, with a view to make a deep impre ion on his hearers; hence, the conclusion of a speech, however constructed. Nephew, what means this pa ionate discourse, This peroration with such circumstance? IMG:content-2742.png:[graphic] peroxid, peroxide (per-ok's id, -sid or -sīd), n . [= F. peroxyde = Pg. peroxy do = It. pero ido ; as per- + oxid . ] That oxid of a given base which contains the greatest quantity of oxygen. per oxidate (per-ok'si-dāt), v. [ -ate2 .] Same as peroxidize . peroxidation (per-ok-si-dā'shon), n. [ perox- idate + -ion.] The state or proce of being oxidized to the utmost degree. peroxidize (pėr-ok'si-dīz), v .; pret. and pp. per- oxidized , ppr. peroxidizing . [ peroxid + -ize .] I. trans . To oxidize to the utmost degree. II. in trans . To become oxidized to the utmost degree; undergo peroxidation. perpend1 (pér-pend'), v . t. [= It. perpend ere (Florio), perpendère , weigh carefully, pon- der, consider, per , through, + pendere , weigh: see pendent . Cf. ponder.] To weigh in the perpend3 (per'pend), n. bend (and perpender ) (these forms simulating L. pend- in pendicle, pendent , etc.), formerly more prop. perp in ; parpaigne , parpeigne , F. perpaigne , perpeigne , parpeine , perp in , parp in , parpaing, a perpend, per , par , through ( per , through), + pan , side of a wall: see panel .] In arch ., a long stone reaching per pendicle Pg. perpendiculo = It. perpendicolo = G. Dan. Sw.perpendikel,