v. t.
v. i. To be in danger. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. péril, fr. L. periculum, periclum, akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and E. fare. See Fare, and cf. Experience. ] Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. [ 1913 Webster ]
In perils of waters, in perils of robbers. 2 Cor. xi. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]
Adventure hard
With peril great achieved. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
At one's peril,
On one's peril
‖prop. n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Bot.) A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species (Perilla ocimoides, or Perilla Nankinensis) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OF. perillous, perilleus, F. périlleux, L. periculosus. See Peril. ]
Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
For I am perilous with knife in hand. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Anat.) The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers in which the labyrinth lies. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Around, or at the side of, a lymphatic vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.)