*perca*

a. (Chem.) Having an excessive proportion of carbonic acid; -- said of bicarbonates or acid carbonates. [ Written also hypercarburetted. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. hypercatalectique. See Hyper-, and Catalectic. ] (Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Lupercalia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A grotto on the Palatine Hill sacred to Lupercus, the Lycean Pan. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. luperealis, fr. Lupercus the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept off the wolves. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a perch. ] (Zool.) A genus of fishes, including the fresh-water perch. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish, and often printed on one side, -- used for women's and children's wear, and for bedsheets. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F. ] A fine kind of cotton goods, usually of one color, and with a glossy surface, -- much use for linings. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Pref. per- + carbide. ] (Chem.) A compound containing a relatively large amount of carbon. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. per- + carburet. ] (Chem.) A percarbide. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Combined with a relatively large amount of carbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. per cas. See Parcase. ] Perhaps; perchance. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A bicarbonate. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Bicarbureted. [ Written also supercarburetted. ] [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Super- + cargo: cf. Sp. sobrecargo. Cf. Surcharge. ] An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of the voyage. [ 1913 Webster ]