Definition of Perkin

1. n. A kind of weak perry.

Definition of Perkin

1. Noun. A kind of weak perry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Perkin

1. parkin [n -S] - See also: parkin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perkin

perjurers
perjures
perjuries
perjuring
perjurious
perjuriously
perjurous
perjury
perk
perk up
perked
perked up
perkier
perkiest
perkily
perkin (current term)
perkiness
perkinesses
perking
perkinism
perkish
perks
perky
perlaceous
perlative
perlecan
perleche
perlection
perlections
perlemoen

Literary usage of Perkin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"'perkin retires to Scotland—Insurrection in the west—Battle of Blackheath—Truce with Scotland—perkin taken prisoner— perkin executed—The earl of Warwick ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"perkin-Elmer announces its new analytical GC/DF mass spectrometer Designed for every instrumentation laboratory, the Model 270 provides complete capability ..."

3. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution by David Hume (1789)
"perkin retires to Scotland ... the Weft —'—Battle of Blackheath Truce with Scotland -perkin taken prisoner perkin executed ... that perkin met with little ..."

4. Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1825)
"Lord Bothwell from the Court of James the Fourth of Scotland to K. Henry VII'.h respecting perkin Warbeck. AD 1496 22 xiii. Lord Bothwell, a second Letter, ..."

5. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"XXVI. ferkin retires to Scotland—Insurrection in the West-* Battle of Blackheath—Truce -with Scotland—perkin - taken prisoner—Per kin executed—The earl of ..."

6. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"An artificial light, thereafter, replaced it. FROM <perkin WARBECK' [perkin Warbeck and his followers are presented to King Henry VII. by Lord ..."

7. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution by David Hume (1854)
"AFTER perkin was repulsed from the coast of Kent, he retired into Flanders; but as he found it impossible to procure subsistence for himself and his ..."

8. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"The troubled condition of perkin-Elmer's semiconductor equipment division, a major US supplier of photolithographic equipment, underscores the point that ..."

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