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Definition of Perving
1. perve [v] - See also: perve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perving
Literary usage of Perving
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1840)
"... of an equally gen. eral character are to be found in any printed form, you
may, perhaps, consider it de. perving a place in your valuable journal. ..."
2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Registerby Horace Greeley by Horace Greeley (1906)
"perving by appointment, to fill out tht unexpired term of George F. Hoar, ending
March 3. 1907. The vote in the two branches was: Senate—Crane, 3,4; ..."
3. Men and Women of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries by George Washington Moon (1891)
"Aft*?r perving as private secretary to the Lieut - Governor of Prince Edward's
Island, he became, in 1800, an official resident of the Ionian Islands; ..."
4. The United Service (1889)
"Ropes are therefore in process of " worming," filling the strands with smaller
stuff, " perving," with similar material, wrapping it tightly round and round ..."
5. Pamphlet by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Division of International Law (1914)
"ARTICLE 15 Relief societies for prisoners of war, which are properly constituted
in accordance with the laws of their country and with the object of perving ..."
6. A Dictionary of Biography: Comprising the Most Eminent Characters of All by Richard Alfred Davenport (1832)
"... and took the decree of M. L>. at the university of Cambridge. He emigrated to
New Eng- Itnd in 1638, and nfter perving for a number of years in the ..."
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