perloust

An obsolete form of perilous or perlustrate (per-lus'trat), v. t.; pret. and pp. perlustrated, ppr. perlustrating. [L. perl us trat us, pp. of per lust rare (> It. per lust rare = Pg. perlustrar ), wander through, view all over, examine, also purify completely, Mr. Asterias perlustrated the sea-coast for several days, and reaped disappointment, but not despair. Peacock , Nightmare Abbey, vii. (per-lus-tra's hon), n. [= It. perlustration (per lustra perlustrazione, By the perlustration of such famous cities, castles, amphitheaters, and palaces, hee [may] come to discerne the best of all earthly things to be frayle and transitory. Howell, Forreine Travell, p. 70. permant, ". An obsolete form of pearmain. per man ablet, a. [ME., A kind of permanence or fixedne in being that may be capable of an eternal existence. Sir M. Hale, Orig. of Mankind, p. 78. A house of thick walls, as if the projector had that sturdy feeling of permanence in life which incites people to make strong their earthly habitations. Hawthorne , Septimius Felton, p. 5. The notion of matter does not involve the notion of per manence, but only of the occupation of space. E. Caird , Philos. of Kant, p. 212. =Syn. See lasting. permanency (per'ma-nen-si), n. [As perm a nence (see -cy).] Same as permanence . permanent permanent (per'ma-nent), a. and n. [F. per manent = Sp. Pg. permanente = It. permanente, permagnente, Al the tounes rounde about were permanent and stiffe on the part of Kyng Henry, and could not be remoued. Hall, Edw. IV., an. 10. 4407 I have found it registred of old In Faery Land mongst records permanent . IMG:content-2731.png:[blocks in formation] 2. In zoöl., always present in a species or group. The basal portion of the band is often obsolete [in the species described], but the enlarged marginal part is per Say. manent. Permanent alimony, cartilage, etc. See the nouns.Permanent blue. Same as artificial ultramarine (which see, under ultramarine ). - Permanent gases, a name formerly given to those gases (oxygen, hydrogen, etc.) which it was supposed could not be reduced to the liquid form by cold and pre ure. See gas, 1.- Permanent inJunction, ink, magnet, etc. See the nouns. - Permanent matter. Same as matter of composition (which see, under matter ). - Permanent po ibility, the remaining during some considerable time ready to come into existence under appropriate conditions: a term invented by J. 8. Mill. The idea expre ed is that of nece ity, which word would, however, have been liable to misapprehension. See po ibility.-Permanent quantity, a quantity whose parts exist at the same time. - Permanent teeth, teeth not succeeded by others; in man, the thirty-two teeth following the milk-teeth. - Permanent way, white, etc. See the nouns. = Syn. 1. Durable, Stable, etc. (see lasting ), enduring, steadfast, unchangeable, immutable, constant. II. n. In the plural, a general name for light cotton cloth, sometimes glazed and generally dyed in bright colors. permanently (per'ma-nent-li), adv. In a permanent or lasting manner; so as to remain: as, to serve permanently; to settle permanently. permanganate (per-mang'ga-nat), n. [ permanganic (per-mang-gan'ik), a. [ per- + mang an ( ese ) + -ic.] Obtained from manganese. Permanganic acid, HMnO4, an acid obtained in a state of aqueous solution from manganese by decomposing its barium salt with sulphuric acid. It forms a deepred solution, which decomposes with evolution of hydrogen on exposure to light or when heated. Pota ium permanganate is the most important salt. It forms crystals which are nearly black, but give with water a purple solution. It is used as an oxidizing agent, and is a powerful antiseptic. IMG:content-2732.png:[blocks in formation]