peril

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Periled r Perilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Periling or Perilling. ] To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be in danger. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. ] [ Written also perillous. ] 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

For I am perilous with knife in hand. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. -- Per"il*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]