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perk(5) (iou) and Polychromatic (medicine)


perk(5) (iou)



perk verb1. LME.
[Perh. from PERK noun1 or Old & mod. French dial. var. of percher: cf. PERCH verb.]
verb intrans. Of a bird: alight, perch. Also transf. (of a person) take an elevated position (occas. refl.). LME.
verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Assume or have a brisk, lively, jaunty, assertive, or conceited attitude or manner. LME.
b. Thrust oneself forward presumptuously, insolently or ambitiously; fig. exalt oneself. Freq. foll. by up. E16.
c. fig. Of a thing: project or stick up, out, into, etc. L16.
verb trans. Make neat or attractive; preen, as a bird does its plumage. Also foll. by up, out. L15.
M. Dibdin The male was off again, perking up his feathers.
verb trans. & intrans. Raise (one's head etc.) briskly, assertively, interestedly, etc. Also foll. by up, out. L16.
a. verb intrans. Become lively; recover Health, liveliness, confidence, courage, etc. Usu. foll. by up. colloq. M17.
J. Lingard Susan and Jane perked up when the boys came in. Investors Chronicle The gilt market perked up on Monday, heartened by a strong US bond market.
b. verb trans. Rejuvenate or enliven (a person, process, thing, etc.); restore Health, liveliness, confidence, courage, etc., in (a person). Usu. foll. by up. colloq. M20.
Publishers Weekly Sufficiently pragmatic to perk the interest of..readers concerned with change.

Polychromatic (medicine)


polychromatic


Showing a variety, or a change, of colours.

<chemistry> Polychromatic acid, a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes.

Origin: Poly- + chromatic.

Source: Websters Dictionary