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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Petering :: Petering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pete.
Trumpet :: Trumpet (n.) A trumpeter.
Petrine :: Petrine (a.) Of or pertaining to St.Peter; as, the Petrine Epistles..
Peterel :: Peterel (n.) See Petrel.
Papeterie :: Papeterie (n.) A case or box containing paper and materials for writing.
Peter :: Peter (v. i.) To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out..
Peterero :: Peterero (n.) See Pederero.
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..
Petered :: Petered (imp. & p. p.) of Pete.
Boyard :: Boyard (n.) A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania..
Yakamilk :: Yakamilk (n.) See Trumpeter, 3 (a)..
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..
Nitre :: Nitre (n.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter.
Agami :: Agami (n.) A South American bird (Psophia crepitans), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the gold-breasted trumpeter. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See Trumpeter..
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces..
Padella :: Padella (n.) A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also padelle..
Electrepeter :: Electrepeter (n.) An instrument used to change the direction of electric currents; a commutator.
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
Anatron :: Anatron (n.) Saltpeter.
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..
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