Index of English words, starting with "pe"

(1) - Persevere (v. i.) To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.

(1) - Persian (n.) See Persian columns, under Persian, a.
(2) - Persian (n.) A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings.
(3) - Persian (n.) The language spoken in Persia.
(4) - Persian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Persia.
(5) - Persian (a.) Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language.

(1) - Persiflage (n.) Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery.

(1) - Persimmon (n.) An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious.