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PERJINK, _adj._
1. Precise.
2. Trim, so as to appear finical, S.
Qu. _parjoinct_; Fr. _par_ and _joinct_.
PERLASY, _s._ The palsy.
_K. Hart._
Fr. _paralysie_, id.
PERLIE, _s._ The little finger, Loth. q. _peerie_, little, and _lith_, joint.
PERMUSTED, _part. adj._ Scented.
V. ~Muist~.
_Watson._
PERNICKITIE, _adj._
1. Precise in trifles, S.
2. Very trim in dress, S.
Fr. _par_, and _niquet_ a trifle.
PERONAL, _s._ A girl.
_Maitland P._
O. Fr. _perronnelle_.
PERPEN, _s._ A part.i.tion.
V. ~Parpane~.
PERQUER, PERQUEIR, PERQUIRE, _adv._
1. Exactly, S.
_Barbour._
2. Separate as to place.
_Baillie._
Fr. _par coeur_; or _per quair_, i. e. by book.
~Perqueir~, ~Perquire~, _adj._ Accurate, S. B.
_Poems Buch. Dial._
PERRAKIT, _s._ A sagacious, talkative, or active child, Fife; q. a _parroquet_.
PERRE, _s._ Precious stones, O. Fr.
_Sir Gawan._
PERs.h.i.+TTIE, _adj._ Precise, prim, S.
O. E. _pergitted_, tricked up.
PERSIL, _s._ Parsley, an herb, S. Fr.
PERTRIK, _s._
V. ~Partrik~.
_To_ PERTROUBIL, _v. a._ To vex very much; Fr. _partroubler_.
_Douglas._
~Pertrublange~, _s._ Great vexation.
_Doug._
PESANE, p.i.s.sAND, PYSSEN, _s._ A gorget; of uncertain origin.
_Acts Ja. I._
PESS, _s._ Easter.
