'Peripheries' definitions:
Definition of 'Peripheries'
From: GCIDE
- Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. Peripheries. [L. peripheria, Gr. perife`reia; peri` around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf. F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]
- 1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure. [1913 Webster]