Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Perkin [pur-kin] Examples noun
- Sir William Henry,1838–1907, English chemist.
Examples from the Web for perkin Historical Examples of perkin
How could it be hoped that England would ever swallow such a Perkin?
Rafael Sabatini
Manufactured on a large scale after Perkin’s discovery of mauve in 1856.
Ethel M. Mairet
I like to have names of my own for some people, and I really thought yours was Perkin.’
Mary Louisa Molesworth
I think I should like to call you “Perkin,” if you don’t mind.
Mary Louisa Molesworth
“Why, to be sure,” breaks in Mr. Robert, perkin’ up all of a sudden and starin’ at me.
Sewell Ford
British Dictionary definitions for perkin perkin noun
- a variant of parkin