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By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes written as two words. [Obs.] For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. Chaucer.

A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.

A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions. G. Francis.

A pentacle or a pentalpha. "Like a wizard pentagram." Tennyson.

To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in the park.

The act of perambulating; traversing. Bacon.

One who perambulates.

Any marsupial of the genus Perameles, which includes numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot.

A tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse.

A basic amido derivative of phloroglucin, having an astringent taste.

A letter, character, or mark used to represent a particular sound. Phonograms are of three kinds: (1) Verbal signs, which stand for entire words; (2) Syllabic signs, which stand for the articulations of which words are composed; (3) Alphabetic signs, or letters, which represent the elementary sounds into which the syll…

Art or process of decorating pottery with photographically prepared designs. -- Pho`to*ce*ram"ic (#), a.

A photograph. [R.]

A phototheodolite, or a camera designed for use in photogrammetry. --Pho`to*gram*met"ric (#), Pho`to*gram*met"ric*al (#), a.

A method of surveying or map making by photography, used also in determining the height and motions of clouds, sea waves, and the like.

A symbol for a phrase.

A dynamometer for ascertaining the power required to draw carriages over roads.

A figure consisting of many lines. [R.] Barlow.

A view of many objects; also, a sort of panorama with dissolving views.

See Praam.