petroleuse

[Fr.] A female incendiary, especially one belonging to the communist party in Paris in 1870; so called from the fact that most of the fires were started by casting a bomb filled with petroleum. "The communist, the petroleuse, and the free colonist smoked friendly cigarettes together."- Field , Jan. 2, 1886. breast. ""Twas then I fired Petronel. my petronel." Scott: Rokeby, i. 19. pě-trō-ni-a, s. [Fem. of Lat. petronius of or belonging to a rock or mountain.] Ornith.: A sub-genus of Pa er. It contains the Sparrow of Palestine, Petronia (Pa er) brachydactyl us. ( Darwin .)