3. [From Perch a pole.] A Paris candle anciently used in England; also,
a large wax candle formerly set upon the altar. [Obs.] Bailey.
Per"che*ron (?), n. [F.] One of a breed of draught horses originating
in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman.
Per*chlo"rate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of perchloric acid.
Per*chlo"ric (?), a. [Pref. per- + chloric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, the highest oxygen acid (HClO4), of chlorine; -- called
also hyperchloric.
Per*chlo"ride (?), n. (Chem.) A chloride having a higher proportion of
chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.
Per*chro"mic (?), a. [Pref. per- + chromic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, a certain one of the highly oxidized compounds of
chromium, which has a deep blue color, and is produced by the action of
hydrogen peroxide.
Per"ci*form (?), a. [NL., & L. perca a perch + -form.] (Zoˆl.)
Pertaining to the Perciformes.
||Per`ci*for"mes (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoˆl.) An extensive tribe or
||suborder of fishes, including the true perches (PercidÊ); the
||pondfishes (CentrarchidÊ); the sciÊnoids (SciÊnidÊ); the sparoids
||(SparidÊ); the serranoids (SerranidÊ), and some other related
||families.
{ Per*cip"i*ence (?), Per*cip"i*en*cy (?), } n. The faculty, act or
power of perceiving; perception. Mrs. Browning.
Per*cip"i*ent (?), a. [L. percipiens, -entis, p. pr. of percipere. See
Perceive.] Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a
percipient being. Bentley. -- n. One who, or that which, is percipient.
Glanvill.
Per*close" (?), n. [OF. parclose an inclosed place; L. per through +
claudere, clausum, to shut.] 1. (Eccl. Arch.) Same as Parclose.