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  • English Word Pelf Definition Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural.
  • English Word Pelfish Definition Of or pertaining to pelf.
  • English Word Pelfray Definition Alt. of Pelfry
  • English Word Pelfry Definition Pelf; also, figuratively, rubbish; trash.
  • English Word Pelican Definition Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
  • English Word Pelican Definition A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
  • English Word Pelick Definition The American coot (Fulica).
  • English Word Pelicoid Definition See Pelecoid.
  • English Word Pelicosauria Definition A suborder of Theromorpha, including terrestrial reptiles from the Permian formation.
  • English Word Peliom Definition A variety of iolite, of a smoky blue color; pelioma.
  • English Word Pelioma Definition A livid ecchymosis.
  • English Word Pelioma Definition See Peliom.
  • English Word Pelisse Definition An outer garment for men or women, originally of fur, or lined with fur; a lady's outer garment, made of silk or other fabric.
  • English Word Pell Definition To pelt; to knock about.
  • English Word Pell Definition A skin or hide; a pelt.
  • English Word Pell Definition A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
  • English Word Pell-mell Definition See Pall-mall.
  • English Word Pellack Definition A porpoise.
  • English Word Pellage Definition A customs duty on skins of leather.
  • English Word Pellagra Definition An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy.
  • English Word Pellagrin Definition One who is afficted with pellagra.
  • English Word Pellet Definition A little ball; as, a pellet of wax / paper.
  • English Word Pellet Definition A bullet; a ball for firearms.
  • English Word Pellet Definition To form into small balls.
  • English Word Pelleted Definition Made of, or like, pellets; furnished with pellets.
  • English Word Pellibranchiata Definition A division of Nudibranchiata, in which the mantle itself serves as a gill.
  • English Word Pellicle Definition A thin skin or film.
  • English Word Pellicle Definition A thin film formed on the surface of an evaporating solution.
  • English Word Pellicular Definition Of or pertaining to a pellicle.
  • English Word Pellile Definition The redshank; -- so called from its note.