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/perr"peuhnt/, n.perpend1.
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perpent — noun see perpend II * * * /perr peuhnt/, n. perpend1. * * * perpent variant of parpen … Useful english dictionary
Perpent stone — Per pent stone See {Perpender}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perpent stone — Perpender Per*pend er, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of uncertain origin.] (Masonry) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; called also {perbend}, {perpend stone}, and {perpent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perpent — per·pent … English syllables
perpent — /ˈpɜpənt/ (say perpuhnt) noun Masonry → perpend1 …
perbend — Perpender Per*pend er, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of uncertain origin.] (Masonry) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; called also {perbend}, {perpend stone}, and {perpent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perpend stone — Perpender Per*pend er, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of uncertain origin.] (Masonry) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; called also {perbend}, {perpend stone}, and {perpent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perpender — Per*pend er, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of uncertain origin.] (Masonry) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; called also {perbend}, {perpend stone}, and {perpent stone}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Handel — Handel. I. Handel im Allgemeinen ist jeder Austausch von Gütern irgend welcher Art gegen andere, gleichviel ob derselbe durch Kauf u. Verkauf (gegen Geld) od. durch Tausch (gegen Waare) bewirkt wird; insbesondere der gewerbmäßig betriebene Ein u … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
perpend — perpend1 /perr peuhnd/, n. a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall. Also, parpen, perpent. Also called through stone. [1225 75; var. of PARPEN, PARPEND, ME perpein, parpein (late ME perpend in compound) a stone dressed on… … Universalium
