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periling — per·il || perÉ™l n. danger, risk, hazard v. put at risk, endanger, jeopardize … English contemporary dictionary
Peril — Per il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periled}or {Perilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Periling} or {Perilling}.] To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one s life. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periled — Peril Per il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periled}or {Perilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Periling} or {Perilling}.] To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one s life. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perilled — Peril Per il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periled}or {Perilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Periling} or {Perilling}.] To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one s life. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perilling — Peril Per il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periled}or {Perilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Periling} or {Perilling}.] To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one s life. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ripple Rock — was an underwater, twin peaked mountain in the Seymour Narrows of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia, Canada, [BCGNIS|19876|Ripple Rock] a part of the marine trade route from Vancouver and coastal points north. The nearest town was… … Wikipedia
Gold Spoon Oration — The Gold Spoon Oration, also called The Regal Splendor of the President’s Palace, was a political speech given in the US House of Representatives by Charles Ogle (Whig PA) on April 14–16, 1840. The speech reviled then President Martin Van Buren… … Wikipedia
peril — perilless, adj. /per euhl/, n., v., periled, periling or (esp. Brit.) perilled, perilling. n. 1. exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks. 2. something that causes or may cause… … Universalium
peril — noun a situation of serious and immediate danger. verb (perils, perilling, perilled; US perils, periling, periled) archaic expose to danger. Phrases at one s peril at one s own risk. in (or at … English new terms dictionary
peril — [per′əl] n. [OFr < L periculum, danger < base * per (as in experiri, to try) < IE base * per , to try, risk, come over > FEAR, FARE] 1. exposure to harm or injury; danger; jeopardy 2. something that may cause harm or injury vt.… … English World dictionary
