Index of English words, starting with "pe"

(1) - Pederast (n.) One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite.

(1) - Pederastic (a.) Of or pertaining to pederasty.

(1) - Pedestal (n.) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
(2) - Pedestal (n.) A pillow block; a low housing.
(3) - Pedestal (n.) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
(4) - Pedestal (n.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column.