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Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper.

ier. Where only merit constant pay receives. Pope. There is neither pay nor plunder to be got. L'Estrange. Full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay; especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or military officers of a certain rank, without deductions. -- Half pay. See under Half. -- Pay day,…

To pry; to peep slyly. Shak. Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.

Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural. "Mucky pelf." Spenser. "Paltry pelf." Burke. Can their pelf prosper, not got by valor or industry Fuller.

A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features. "[A bridge] with . . . pendants graven fair." Spenser.

o the line bc. Perpendicular style (Arch.), a name given to the latest variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed from the close of the 14th century to the early part of the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of its window mullions.

Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent. Mozley & W.

An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).

One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.

Same as Fagot, n., 2.

Formed from a pile or fagot; as, piled iron.

The process of building up, heating, and working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.

To become hollow in the process of solodifying; -- said of an ingot, as of steel.

wimmer. His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot. Southey.

any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business.

A plan; a purpose. "No other plot in their religion but serve Got and save their souls." Jer. Taylor.

An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic art. The talk of forgotten poetasters. Macaulay.

rchitecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. -- Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n.

generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.

design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college.