little child, little one

pétrifier, v.n. [L. petra, facere], to petrify.

peu, adv. [L. paucus], little, few; peu à peu, by degrees.

pouplé, e, adj. [peupler], peopled, stock ed.

pwiple, s.m. [L. populus], people, nation, multitude.

se peupler, v.r. [peuple], to become peopled.

peur, s.f.[L. pavor], fear, fright; faire peur à quelqu'un, to frighten anyone.

peut-être, adj. [peut+.être], perhaps.

phénomène, s.m. [Gr. bawvouevov], phenomenon.

photographie, s.f. [photo+ypaberv], photography, photograph.

physiognomonie, s.f. [buaroyrwuovia], physiognomy.

physionomie, s.f. [contr. of physti- Ne Hebd ped à physiognomy, countenance, aspect, look.

piano or piano-‘orte, s.m. [It.

piano+-forte], piano-for’e.

picorer, v.n. [picrrée—Sp. picorea], to go marauding, plundering.

piooter, v.a. [piquer], to prick, tingle, peck.

mittere], It, allow,

tionem), ne], per- }, person,

none, no

Jectivus— ewW, pros-

adere], to ersuader, 1f, be per-

oss, ruin, rue, pesti-

unknown],

acere], to L few; peu , peopled, ], people, to become ght; faire nyone.

], perhaps.

auvomevov], ypabeuv], gLoyywuO-

of physintenance,

s.m. [It.

picorea], ick, tingle,

pièce, s.f. [L.* petiwm], piece, bit, apartment.

pied, s.m. [L. pedem], foot; pied de lampe, lamp-stand.

pierre, s.f. |L. petra], stone.

pierrot, s.m. [dim. of Pierre, ‘ Feter’], house-sparrow.

pieux, 8e, adj. [L. pius], pious, godly, religious, holy.

pigeon, s.m. [L. pipionem], pigeon, dove, pigeon-hole.

pignon, s.m. [It. pignone—L. pinna], gable end.

pile, s.f. [L. pila], pile, heap.

piller, v.a [L. pilare], to pillage, plunder, ransack.

pince, sf. [pincer], pinch; plait (in dress-making) ; pliers, nippers, tongs.

pincé, 6, adj. [pincer], affected, stiff, tight.

pinceau, s.m. [pince], pencil, brush,

pincer, v.a. [Neth. pitsen], to pinch (written with ç before & and 0).

iquer, v.a. [pic, a Celtic word], to

prick. stick, spot, patch.

pir °tter, v.n. [pirouette — origin unkne, ;, to pirouette, turn about, whir], spin round.

pistolet, s.m. [Pistole, a town in Italy], pistol [t is never pronounced.]

pitié, s.f. [L. pietatem)], pity, corapassion.

disc sf. [L. platea], place, post, office.

placer, v.a. [place], to place, pnt, seat, set ; se placer, to place one’s self, to obtain a situation [written with ç before a and 0.]

plafond, s.m. [ lat, fond], ceiling.

plaider, v.a. [plaid -L.* placitum)], to plead, to argue.

plaie, s.f. [L. p/aga], sore, wound.

se plaindre, v.r. irr. [L. plangere], (conjugated like craindre) to complain.

plaintif, ve, adj. [plaint—ylaindre], plaintive, querulous, complaining, doleful

ul.

plaintivement, adv. [plaintifl, plaintively, mournfully, dolefully.

plaire, v.n. irr. [L. placere], (plaisant, plu, ie plais, je Le je plairai, que je plaise) to please, be agreeable, delight ; se

laire, delight in, take pleasure in, like, ove.

plaisanter, v.n. [plaisant—plaire], to jest, joke.

plaisir, sm. [O.F. inf. plaisir —-L.

placere], pleasure, delight, joy; faire plaisir, to give pleasure.

lan, sn. IL. planus], plane, plan, scheme, ground, perspective.

plancher, s.m. {planche --L. planca], floor.

planer, v.n. [L. planarel, to hover,.

tower, soar,

planter, v.a. and v.n.{L. plantare], to plant, set, fix.

plat, s.n, { plat], dish [t is never pronounced.]

plat, e, adj. [Ger. platt], flat, shallow.

plateau, s.f. [plat], wooden scale, waiter, tray, tea-tray ; upland, table-land.

plein, e, adj. [L. plenus|, full, filled.

pleurer, v.n. [L. plorare], to cry, weep, bewail, mourn; whine,

pleurs, s.m. pl. [pleurer], tears.

pieuvoir v. impers. irr. [L. pluere], (pleuvant, plu, pleut, i plut,il pleuvra, qu’ ù pleuve) to rain.

se plier, v.r. [L. plicare], to be folded, bent ; to bow, bend, yield.

plomb, s.m. [L. plumbus], lead.

pluie, s.f. [L. pluvia], rain.

plume, s.f. [L. pluma], feather, pen.

plumeau, s.m. [plume], featherbroom, duster.

plus, 1 adv. [L. plus], more, also; de pius en plus, more and more.