perk2 (perk)

[ They wont in the wind wagge their wrigle tayles, Perke as a Peacock. Spenser, Shep. Cal., February. perk2 (perk), v . [Formerly also pirk ; perk2 , a.] I. in trans. To to or jerk the head with affected smartne ; be jaunty or pert: sometimes with an impersonal it . The pope i a yes perken and pruynen fol proude. [L. 95). Celestin und Susanna (ed. Horstmann), 1. 81 (in Anglia , It is a you sand times better, as one would think, to bogtrot [in rags) in Ireland, than to pirk it in preferment no better dre ed. Roger North, Examen, p. 323. You think it a disgrace That Edward's mi thus perks it in your face. permanency perlelt, n. A Middle English form of pearl and purl2. perles (perl), n. [F.: see pearl .] In med., a pellet. See pearl , n ., 3. Whenever delirium is present, it is allayed with the ice- bag to the head, or by the internal use of ether (in perles ), or of the bromides. Medical News , I. 291. The Old Woman perk'd up as brisk as a bee. Barham , In golds by Legends, II. 225. Violante up and down was voluble In whatsoever pair of ears would perk . Browning , Ring and Book, ii. 512. About him round the gra y spires (in hope To gain a ki ) their verdant heads perk'd up. Sherburne , Salmacis. The rose perks up its blushing cheek. Mother well , To the Lady of my Heart. 2. To dre ; make spruce or smart; smarten; prank. I swear 'tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow. Shak., Hen. VIII., ii. 3. 21. perk3 (pėrk), v . formative k , as To peer; look narrowly or sharply. [Prob. dim. form of peer1 , with in smirk , smirk, talk , etc.] I. in trans. Adam Bede might be drownded for what you'd care -you'd be perking at the gla the next minute. George Eliot, Adam Bede, viii. II. trans . To examine thoroughly. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] perk4, n. An obsolete or dialectal (Scotch) form of park. perket (per'ket), n. [ perk or pole. See perk1. perkily (pėr'ki-li), adv. In a perky manner; jauntily; airily; smartly. perkin (per'kin), n. [Short for * perrykin; perry. perkine (per'ki-nes), n. Perky or airy manner or quality; a pert or jaunty air. perking (per king), p. a. [Ppr. of perks, v.] Sharp; peering; inquisitive. He is a tall, thin, bony man with... little restle , perking eyes. Dickens, Sketches, iv.