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nor 167, nAt 163—tube 171, tub 172, bfill 173—oil 200—pound 313—Iftin 400, Tins 4G9.

1'EARL, perl, s. 231. A gem generated inthe body uf a testaceous* fish ; a speck ontiie eve.

PEARLED, perl’d, a. 359. Adorned or set

with pearls.

I’EARLEYED, perl'ide, a. Having a s, eckin the eje.

I’EARLGUASS, perl'gras, 1I'EA It L[> LA NT, perl'plant, > Plants.I'EARIAVORT, perlVurt, )

1‘EARLY, peiTe,a. Abounding with pearls,cnniaiuiini pearls, resembling pearls.I'EARMAtN, pare-mane', s. An apple.l'EARTREE, pire'trec, s. The tree thatbears pears.

PEASANT, pez'zant, s. 88, 234. A hind,one whose business is rural labour.PEASANTRY , pez'zilnt-ie, s. Peasants,rusticks. country people.

PEASCOP, p?s'kod, 515.7 s. The huskPEAS HELL, pe'aliel, i that contains

peas.

PEASE, pezc, s. Food of pease.—See Pea.PEAT , pete, s. A species of turf used forfire.

PEBBLE, peb'bl, 401. Is. A stone

PEBBLESTONE, pel/bl-stone, J distinctfrom flints, being not in layers, but one ho-mogeneous mass ; a round hard stone, rathersmooth on the surface ; a sort of bastard gem.PEBBLE-CRYSTAL, pib-bl-kris'tal, s.

Crystal in form of nodules.

PEBBLED, peb bl’d, a. 359. Sprinkling or

abounding with pebbles.

PEBBLY, peb'ble, a. Full of pebbles.

peccability, pek-ka-bli'e-te,«. state of

being subject to sin.

PECCABLE, pek'kA-bl, a. 405. Incidentto sin.

peccadillo, pek-ka-dlno, s. a petty

fault, a slight crime ; a venial offence.PECCANCY, pek'kan-se, s. Bad quality.PECCANT, pek'kant, a. 88. Guilty, crimi-nal ; ill-rlispnsed, offensive to the body;wrong, deficient, unfurmal.

Peck, p2k,s. The fourth part of a bushel;

proverbially, in low language, a great deal.

To PECK pek, t>. a. To strike with thebeak as a bird ; to pick up food with thebeak ; to strike with any pointed instrument.—To Peck at, to be continually findiug fault

with.

Pecker, pek'kur, s. 98. One that pecks;

a kind of bird, as the wood-pecker.PECKLED, pekTsl’d.a. 359. Spotted, variedwith spots.

PECTORAL, pek'tur4l, a. 557. Belongingto the breast; suited to strengthen the breastand stomach.

£3* For the o t see Domestick .

PECTORAL, pek'tur-il, s. 88. A breast-plate ; a medicine proper to strengthen thebreast and stomach.

To PECULATE, plk'kfj-i&te, v. n. To robor defraud the publick.

fcy It is somewhat singular that this word, as a verb,is not in any of oiir Dictionaries : nor do the substan-tives seem to have been in general use, as Df. Johnsonproduces no authorities for them.

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PECULATION, pek'kft-lVshun ,». Robbery

of the publick, theft of publick money.PECULATO R, pek'ku-la-tur, s. 521. Rob-ber of the publick.

PECULIAR, pe-ku'It*-ur,«. 88. Appropriate,belonging to any one with exclusion of others ;particular, singfe.

PECULIARITY, pe-ku-le4r'i-tc, s. Par-ticularitv, something found onlv in one.PECULIARLY, pe-kiVle-ur-le, ad. Par-ticularly, singly ; in a manner not common toothers.

PECUNIARY, pc-kfi'ne-ur-e, a. Relatingto money* consisting of money.PEDAGOGUE , ped'di-gSg,s. 338. One whoteaches bovs, a schoolmaster, a pedant.PEDAL, pe'ddl, a. Belonging to a foot.PEDALS, ped'dals, or pe'd&ls, s. The largepipes of an organ.

I have no doubt that Mr. Nares and Entick,who a.lop! the first pronunciation, have the best usageon their sides; but am persuaded that Mr. Sheridan,Mr. Scott, Buchanan, and Berry, who adopted the last,are more analogical.—See Principles, No. 543.

PEDANEOUS, pe-dk'ne-us, a . Going on

foot.

PEDANT, ped'd&nt, $. 88. A schoolmaster;

a man vain of low knowledge.PEDANTICK, pe-dan'tlk, 7 a. Awk-PEDANTICALjpe-d&n'te-kiil, i wardly os-tentatious of learning.

PEDANTICALLY, pe-dan'te-k&l-fc, ad.

With awkward ostentation of learning.PEDANTRY, ped'diln-tre, 5. Awkward os-tentation of needless learning.

To PEDDLE, ped'dl, v. n. 405. To be busyabout trifles.

PEDESTAL, ped'des-tal, s. The lower mem-ber of a pillar, the basis of a statue.

PEDESTRIOUS, pe-d&i'tre-us, a . Not

winded, going on foot.

PEDICLE, pid'de-kl, s. 405. The footstalk,

that by which a leaf or fruit is fixed to the tree.

PEDICULAR, pe-dfk'ku-lilr, a. Having thephthyriasis or lousy distemper.

PEDIGREE, ped'de-gre, s. Genealogy,lineage, account of descent.

PEDIMENT, ped'de-ment, 5. In architec-ture, an ornament that crowns ordonnances,finishes the fronts of buildings, and serves asa decoration over gates.

PEDLER, p&Hfir, s. properly Peddler. Onewho travels the country with small commodi-ties, contracted from petty dealer .ft There lithe same impropriety in spelling thiswon! with one d only as there would be in spellingsaddler and Jiddler in the sane manner.—For the

reasons, see

Codie.

PEDLERY, ped'lur-e, a. 98. Wares soldby peddlers.

PEDDLING, ped'dl-ing, a. 410. Petty deal-ing, such as peddlers have.

The spelling of this word might have informedDr, Johnson of the true spelling of Pedler.PEDOBAPTISM , ped-dA-bap'tlzm,j. In-fant baptism.

fcj I have differed from Mr. Slmridao and severalof out ortbuenists in n.akmg the ti, si sy llabic ol thisword short. I am authorized by the shortening powerof the secondary accent, 530, notwithstanding thediphthong in the original, which has no more influ-ence in this word than in Casarta } aconomivk, and atbooMfid others.