Definition of peter

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Peter (v. i.) To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out..

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Petermen :: Petermen (pl. ) of Peterma.
Baldachin :: Baldachin (n.) A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's..
Peter :: Peter (n.) A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,.
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces..
Peterwort :: Peterwort (n.) See Saint Peter's-wort, under Saint..
Vatican :: Vatican (n.) A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc..
Trumpet :: Trumpet (n.) A trumpeter.
Bulla :: Bulla (n.) A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it..
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
Electrepeter :: Electrepeter (n.) An instrument used to change the direction of electric currents; a commutator.
Boyard :: Boyard (n.) A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania..
Rome Scot :: Rome scot () See Peter pence, under Peter..
Antilegomena :: Antilegomena (n. pl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena..
Peterel :: Peterel (n.) See Petrel.
Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidae, native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish..
Petered :: Petered (imp. & p. p.) of Pete.
Saltpetrous :: Saltpetrous (a.) Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter..
Petre :: Petre (n.) See Saltpeter.
Petersham :: Petersham (n.) A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material..
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