An Universal Dictionary of the Marine / Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

by William Falconer

PENNE, the peek of a mizen, or lateen sail.

PENTURE, a googing, or the eye of a clamp, fitted to receive a goose-neck, or some bolt of iron which turns therein like a pivot in its socket.

PENTURES de gouvernail, the googings of the rudder. See Ferrure de gouvernail.

PEOTE, a light nimble Venetian wherry, used frequently as an advice-boat, to carry expresses.

PERCEINTES. See Préceintes.

PERCEUR, a person who bores the holes for the tree-nails, or bolts, in a ship’s-side.

PERROQUET, a top gallant-sail.

Mettre les PERROQUETS en banniere, to let fly the top-gallant sheets, as a particular signal to some ship in company.

Perroquets volans, flying-top-gallant-sails.

PERRUCHE, the mizen-top-gallant-sail.