| pelisse |
an outer garment, such as a cape, that is lined or trimmed with fur. [2 definitions] |
| pellagra |
a disease caused by too little niacin in the diet, resulting in skin rash, nerve disorders, and diarrhea. |
| pellet |
a small bullet or shot. [4 definitions] |
| pelletize |
to treat (pulverized ore or coal) with additives, roll into aggregates, and harden by baking into pellets. |
| pell-mell |
in a hasty, disordered, jumbled manner. [2 definitions] |
| pellucid |
allowing maximum light to pass through; transparent. [2 definitions] |
| Peloponnese |
a large and historically significant peninsula in southern Greece; Peloponnesus. |
| Peloponnesus |
a large and historically significant peninsula in southern Greece; Peloponnese. |
| pelota |
a court game in which the players hit a ball against a wall using a long basket tied to a wrist. [2 definitions] |
| pelt1 |
to attack by hurling missiles or by repeated blows. [6 definitions] |
| pelt2 |
the skin or hide of an animal, usu. fur-bearing. |
| peltate |
having the leaf stalk attached near the center of the surface of a leaf instead of at the margin. |
| peltry |
pelts or undressed furs collectively. |
| pelvic |
of or relating to the pelvis. |
| pelvic arch |
see "pelvic girdle." |
| pelvic girdle |
in a vertebrate, the skeletal structure of bone, cartilage, or both to which the hind legs, fins, or the like are attached; pelvic arch. |
| pelvis |
in many vertebrates, the basinlike structure formed by the hipbones and other bones that form a ring near the base of the spinal column. [2 definitions] |
| pemmican |
a North American Indian dried food made of pounded shreds of meat, melted fat, and often berries, formed into a cake. |
| pen1 |
any of various instruments used for writing or drawing in ink. [4 definitions] |
| pen2 |
a small, usu. fenced enclosure for animals. [3 definitions] |
| pen. |
abbreviation of "peninsula," an area of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water, and connected to a mainland by a usu. narrow strip of land. |