PERSPIRE
Per*spire", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perspired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Perspiring.] Etym: [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare.
See Per-, and Spirit.]
1. (Physiol.)
Defn: To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.
2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
PERSPIRE
Per*spire", v. t.
Defn: To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to
excrete through pores.
Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. Smollett.
PERSTREPEROUS
Per*strep"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. perstrepere to make a great noise.]
Defn: Noisy; obstreperous. [Obs.] Ford.
PERSTRINGE Per*stringe", v. t. Etym: [L. perstringere; per + stringere to bind up, to touch upon.]
1. To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]