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- PAUNCEA piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.
- PAUPIETTEA thin slice of meat or fish wrapped around a stuffing then fried, baked or braised
- PAVAGEAlternative form of paviage.
- PAVANEA musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- PAVIORA person who lays paving slabs.
- PAWLA pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to mov
- PAYMENTThe act of paying.
- PAYSAGEA landscape.
- PEAGEtoll for passage
- PEALA loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- PEANA heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field.
- PEARMAINA type of pear.
- PEBAAn armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.
- PECANA deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
- PECORINOAny of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk.
- PEDALIERpedalboard (organ keyboard)
- PEDALOA small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.
- PEDANTA person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- PEDANTRYAn excessive attention to detail or rules. An instance of such behaviour.
- PEERAGEPeers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
- PEIGNOIRA long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear.
- PELAGEFur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal.
- PELFMoney, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
- PELMETA decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance.
- PELOTAAny of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.
- PELOTASAny of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.
- PELTRYPelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.
- PEMBINASquashberry, lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule).
- PENCELA small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer.
- PENDULEA pendulum.
- PENSIVEEngaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
- PENTAMETERA line in a poem having five metrical feet.
- PENTARCHYGovernment by five persons.
- PENUCHEA fudge made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and often nuts.
- PENUCHESA fudge made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and often nuts.
- PEONESplural of peon
- PERCALEA fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.
- PERCALINEA fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one colour.
- PERDUStationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu.
- PEREGALFully equal.
- PERFUMEA pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
- PERIDOTA transparent olive green form of olivine, used as a gem.
- PERIGONEperianth
- PERIQUEA kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, and tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark in color. It is marketed in
- PERISCIANHaving the shadow moving all around.
- PERIWIGA wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.
- PERLITEAn amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian.
- PERMEABILITYThe property of being permeable.
- PERSONAGEA person, especially one who is famous or important.
- PERSONIFYTo be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
- PERTINACITYThe state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
- PERUKEA wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- PERUSETo examine or consider with care.
- PESADEA dressage movement in which a horse raises its forequarters and keeps its hind feet on the ground, without advancing; rearing.
- PESANTEheavy, ponderous
- PESETAThe former currency of the Spanish Empire and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos.
- PESOA former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
- PESTA pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
- PESTERTo bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
- PETALINEpetalous (pertaining to, attached to, or resembling a petal)
- PETARDA small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
- PETECHIAA small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.
- PETITEFairly short and of slim build.
- PETTYHaving little or no importance.
- PETUNIAAny of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
- PHAETONa light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
- PHALANSTERYAn association or community organized on the plan of Charles Fourier, with living space divided hierarchically and higher pay for those carrying out unpopular tasks.
- PHAREbeacon
- PHEONA bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge.
- PHILOSOPHEAny of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.
- PHRENOLOGICphrenological
- PHYSIOCRATAny of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
- PHYSIQUEThe natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
- PIANYaws.
- PIANISTA person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
- PIANOA percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
- PIANOFORTEA piano.
- PIANSYaws.
- PICADILLOAny of various Spanish or South American dishes made with chopped vegetables and sometimes ground beef.
- PICADORA lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
- PICARAA female picaro.
- PICARESQUEOf or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
- PICARORogue, adventurer.
- PICAROONA pirate or picaro.
- PICAYUNEA small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.
- PICCATASliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
- PICCOLOA transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
- PICEOUSOf or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tar”); having a quality like pitch.
- PICKETA stake driven into the ground.
- PICONGA kind of informal banter, often lightly pejorative but rarely mean-spirited, strongly associated with the lyrics of calypso music.
- PICOTAn embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- PICOTEEA flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour.
- PICTURESQUEResembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
- PICULA traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
- PIEDFORTAn unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.
- PIEDMONTAny region of foothills of a mountain range.
- PIFFEROA form of oboe.
- PIGNOLIpine nuts
- PIKAAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
- PILASTERA rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.