peru | (n) a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries, Syn. Republic of Peru |
peruked | (adj) wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries, Syn. periwigged |
perusal | (n) reading carefully with intent to remember, Syn. perusing, studying, poring over |
peruse | (v) examine or consider with attention and in detail |
perutz | (n) English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002), Syn. Max Perutz, Max Ferdinand Perutz |
peruvian | (n) a native or inhabitant of Peru |
peruvian | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people |
peruvian balsam | (n) tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam, Syn. Myroxylon pereirae, Myroxylon balsamum pereirae |
peruvian cotton | (n) cotton with long rough hairy fibers, Syn. Gossypium peruvianum |
peruvian current | (n) a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west, Syn. Humboldt current |
Peruke | n. [ F. perruque, It. perrucca, parrucca, fr. L. pilus hair. Cf. Periwig, Wig, Peel to strip off, Plush, Pile a hair. ] A wig; a periwig. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Peruke | v. t. To dress with a peruke. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Perula | ‖n.; pl. Perulæ [ L., dim. of pera wallet, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. pérule. ] 1. (Bot.) One of the scales of a leaf bud. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchides. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Perule | n. Same as Perula. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Perusal | n. [ From Peruse. ] 1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. [ R. ] Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with care. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Peruse | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Perused p. pr. & vb. n. Perusing. ] [ Pref. per- + use. ] 1. To observe; to examine with care. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To read through; to read carefully. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Peruser | n. One who peruses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Peruvian | a. [ Cf. F. péruvien, Sp. peruviano. ] Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Peru. [ 1913 Webster ] Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam. -- Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona. See Cinchona. [ 1913 Webster ]
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一読 | [いちどく, ichidoku] (n, vs) perusal; one reading #3,469 [Add to Longdo] |
熟読 | [じゅくどく, jukudoku] (n, vs) perusal; careful reading #8,334 [Add to Longdo] |
伊吹 | [いぶき;イブキ, ibuki ; ibuki] (n) (uk) Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) #14,014 [Add to Longdo] |
スペル | [superu] (n) (abbr) (See スペリング) spelling; (P) #17,756 [Add to Longdo] |
アスペルガー症候群 | [アスペルガーしょうこうぐん, asuperuga-shoukougun] (n) Asperger's syndrome [Add to Longdo] |
アスペルギルス症 | [アスペルギルスしょう, asuperugirusu shou] (n) aspergillosis [Add to Longdo] |
インペル | [inperu] (vs) to impel [Add to Longdo] |
エストッペル | [esutopperu] (n) estoppel [Add to Longdo] |
グッタペルカ | [guttaperuka] (n) guttapercha (may [Add to Longdo] |
コペルニクス | [koperunikusu] (n) Kopernikus; Coponicus; (P) [Add to Longdo] |