péone, n.f. V. pivoine (bot.).

péotte, n.f., peotta, large gondola.

péperin, n.m., peperine (volcanic stone).

pépie, n.f., pip, roup (disease of birds); (fig.) thirst. Elle n’a point la —; she is not tongue-tied. Il a la —; he is for ever drinking; he is always dry.

pépier, v.n., to chirp, to pip.

pépin, n.m., (bot.) kernel, pip, stone. — de raisin; grapestone.

pépinière, n.f., (hort.) nursery.

pépiniériste, n.m., nursery-man.

pépite, n.f., (min.) nugget.

péplon or péplum, n.m., (antiq.) peplus (lady’s cloak).