Persica (persika)

[NL. (Tournefort, 1700), bright rose-red flowers. Sp. Pg. It. persicaria, Persicize (per'si-sīz), v. t.; pret. and pp. Persi cized, ppr. Per sic i zing. [ "India," the abstract form of a word derived through the Greeks from the Persicized form of the Sanskrit sindhu, a river, pre-eminently the Indus. Encyc . Brit ., XII. 731. persicot (per'si-kot), n. [Also persecot ; sicot , persicum , a peach: see peach1 .] A cordial prepared by macerating in alcohol lemon-peel and different spices with a large proportion of the kernels of peaches, apricots, or similar fruits. - Persicot-water, a sweet syrup flavored in a manner similar to persicot cordial, but much weaker, having but little alcohol. persienne (per-si-en'), n. [F., fem. of OF. per sien , Persian: see Persian , n., 4.] An Eastern cambric or muslin printed with colored pat terns. persiennes (per-si-en'), n. pl. [F., pl. of per sienne, fem. of OF. persien, Persian: see Persian.] Outside window-shutters made of thin movable slats fastened in a frame on the principle of the Venetian blind. Also called Per sian blinds. persiflage (F. pron. per'si-fläzh), n. [F., I hear of Brougham from Sefton, with whom he pa es most of his spare time, to relieve his mind by small talk, persiflage , and the go ip of the day. Greville, Memoirs, March 15, 1831. per sif late (per'si-flat), v . i.; pret. and pp. per siflated , ppr. persiflating . [F. per sifter , banter (see persiflage ), + -ate2.] To indulge in persiflage, or light, flippant banter. [Rare.] We talked and per sif lated all the way to London. Thackeray , Letters, 1849.