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arity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. See Illust. (e) of Antennæ.

anons. -- Pectorial fins, or Pectorials (Zoöl.), fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin. -- Pectorial rail. (Zoöl.) See Land rail (b) under Land. -- Pectorial sandpiper (Zoöl.), the jacksnipe (b).

nsists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column. Build him a pedestal, and say, "Stand there!" Cowper.

hether solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle. See Peduncle, and Illust. of Flower.

lly nearly, or quite, sessile; those of echini usually have three jaws and a pedicel. See Illustration in Appendix.

, of the order Entoprocta, having a bell- shaped body supported on a slender pedicel. See Illust. under Entoprocta.

An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of Angler and Batfish.

A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. See Illust. in Appendix.

A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.

To plunder; to pillage; to rob. [Obs.] But govern ill the nations under yoke, Peeling their provinces. Milton.

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 cross formed of two strips of different metals, to illustrate the Peltier effect.

scular peduncle, which also serves to support them upright in the mud. See Pennatula, and Illust. under Alcyonaria.

he light is partly, but not wholly, cut off by the intervening body; the space of partial illumination between the umbra, or perfect shadow, on all sides, and the full light. Sir I. Newton.

Of or pertaining to a penumbra; resembling a penumbra; partially illuminated.

An Algonquin tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Illinois.

One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of Crustacea.

numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot.

A perfectionist. See also Illuminati, 2. [R.]

A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica.