Definition of perhaps

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Perhaps (adv.) By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be.

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Ablins :: Ablins (adv.) Perhaps.
Firelock :: Firelock (n.) An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock..
Jasey :: "Jasey (n.) A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn..
Cob :: Cob (n.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
Perchance :: Perchance (adv.) By chance; perhaps; peradventure.
Y- :: Y- () A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally with the infinitive Ycleped, or yclept, is perhaps the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use..
So-called :: So-called (a.) So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with doubtful propriety).
Shakedown :: Shakedown (n.) A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose..
Fox :: Fox (n.) A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox..
Culverkey :: Culverkey (n.) An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Scilla nutans)..
Lucern :: Lucern (n.) A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland..
Ablins :: Ablins (adv.) Perhaps; possibly.
Soluble :: Soluble (a.) Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble..
Per- :: Per- () A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much..
Pehlevi :: Pehlevi (n.) An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings..
Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's bulls and his professions of humility..
Circler :: Circler (n.) A mean or inferior poet, perhaps from his habit of wandering around as a stroller; an itinerant poet. Also, a name given to the cyclic poets. See under Cyclic, a..
Possibly :: Possibly (adv.) In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, possibly he may recover..
Pi–a Cloth :: Pi–a cloth () A fine material for ladies' shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow..
Rewel Bone :: Rewel bone () An obsolete phrase of disputed meaning, -- perhaps, smooth or polished bone..
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