Perkin


sir william henry, 1838–1907, english chemist.
historical examples

a student’s history of england, v. 1 (of 3) samuel r. gardiner.
vegetable dyes ethel m. mairet
chronicles of england, scotland and ireland (3 of 6): england (7 of 9) raphael holinshed
peterkin mary louisa molesworth
historical mysteries andrew lang
peterkin mary louisa molesworth
bell’s cathedrals: the cathedral church of exeter percy addleshaw
the house of torchy sewell ford
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 13, slice 3 various
the letters of charles d-ckens charles d-ckens

noun
a variant of parkin

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