||Per`a*me"les (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a pouch + L. meles a badger.]
||(Zoˆl.) Any marsupial of the genus Perameles, which includes numerous
||species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size
||and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot.
Per"bend (?), n. See Perpender.
Per"break` (?), n. [Obs.] See Parbreak.
Per*bro"mate (?), n. (Chem.)A salt of perbromic acid.
Per*bro"mic (?), a. [Pref. per- + bromic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, the highest oxygen acid, HBrO4, of bromine.
Per*bro"mide (?), n. (Chem.) A bromide having a higher proportion of
bromine than any other bromide of the same substance or series.
||Per"ca (?), n. [L., a perch.] (Zoˆl.) A genus of fishes, including
||the fresh-water perch.
||Per`cale" (?), n. [F.] A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish,
||and often printed on one side, - - used for women's and children's
||wear.
||Per`ca`line" (?), n. [F.] A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually
||of one color.
Per*car"bide (?), n. [Pref. per- + carbide.] (Chem.)A compound
containing a relatively large amount of carbon. [R.]
Per*car"bu*ret (?), n. [Pref. per- + carburet.] (Chem.) A percarbide.
[Obsoles.]
Per*car"bu*ret`ed, a. (Chem.) Combined with a relatively large amount
of carbon.
Per*case" (?), adv. [OE. per cas. See Parcase.] Perhaps; perchance.
[Obs.] Bacon.
Perce (?), v. t. To pierce. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Per*ceiv"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being perceived; perceptible. --
Per*ceiv"a*bly, adv.
Per*ceiv"ance (?), n. Power of perceiving. [Obs.] "The senses and
common perceivance." Milton.
Per*ceive" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perceived (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Perceiving.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per
(see Per-) + capere to take, receive. See Capacious, and cf.
Perception.] 1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive
impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of
the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to
see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a
discord. Reid.
2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be
convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to
see; to understand.
Jesus perceived their wickedness.
Matt. xxii. 18.
You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely.
Shak.
Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and perceive it by our
own understandings, we are still in the dark.
Locke.