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.
Petersham :: Petersham (n.) A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material..
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
Peter :: Peter (n.) A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,.
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..
Saltpeter :: Saltpeter (n.) Alt. of Saltpetr.
Trumpet :: Trumpet (n.) A trumpeter.
Triton :: Triton (n.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell..
Papeterie :: Papeterie (n.) A case or box containing paper and materials for writing.
Boyard :: Boyard (n.) A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania..
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..
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 variety of the domestic pigeon.
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) One who sounds a trumpet.
Electrepeter :: Electrepeter (n.) An instrument used to change the direction of electric currents; a commutator.
Rome Scot :: Rome scot () See Peter pence, under Peter..
Woulfe Bottle :: Woulfe bottle (n.) A kind of wash bottle with two or three necks; -- so called after the inventor, Peter Woulfe, an English chemist..
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..
Anatron :: Anatron (n.) Saltpeter.
Saltpetrous :: Saltpetrous (a.) Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter..
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