PETAR
Pe*tar", n.
Defn: See Petard. [Obs.] "Hoist with his own petar." Shak.
PETARD Pe*tard", n. Etym: [F. pétard, fr. péter to break wind, to crack, to explode, L. pedere, peditum.] (Mil.)
Defn: A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.
PETARDEER; PETARDIER
Pet`ar*deer", Pet`ar*dier", n. Etym: [F. pétardier.] (Mil.)
Defn: One who managed a petard.
PETASUS
Pet"a*sus, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans.
PETAURIST
Pe*tau"rist, n. Etym: [L. petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. pétauriste.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista,
Acrobata, and allied genera. See Flying mouse, under Flying, and
Phalangister.