PERIVISCERAL
Per`i*vis"cer*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Around the viscera; as, the perivisceral cavity.
PERIVITELLINE
Per`i*vi*tel"line, a. Etym: [Pref. peri- + vitelline.] (Biol.)
Defn: Situated around the vitellus, or between the vitellus and zona pellucida of an ovum.
PERIWIG Per"i*wig, n. Etym: [OE. perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. fr. F. perruque; cf. OD. peruyk, from French. See Peruke, and cf. Wig.]
Defn: A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. Shak.
PERIWIG
Per"i*wig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perwigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Perwigging.]
Defn: To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. Swift.
PERIWINKLE
Per"i*win`kle, n. Etym: [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish, in which
pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin to Gr. Winkle.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.