Defn: To peer; to look inquisitively. Dickens.
PERKIN
Per"kin, n.
Defn: A kind of weak perry.
PERKINISM
Per"kin*ism, n. (Med.)
Defn: A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, — first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn. See Metallotherapy.
PERKY
Perk"y, a.
Defn: Perk; pert; jaunty; trim.
There amid perky larches and pines. Tennyson.
PERLACEOUS
Per*la"ceous, a. Etym: [See Pearl.]
Defn: Pearly; resembling pearl.
PERLID
Per"lid, n. (Zoöl.)