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Petar

Petar \Pe*tar"\, n. See Petard. [Obs.] ``Hoist with his own petar.''
--Shak.

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petar

n. (obsolete form of petard English)

Usage examples of "petar".

All this encouraged Petar to carry on with the plot, and he tried to develop the links with Louis XIV into a political alliance that would give the French king the throne of Hungary-Croatia and thus ensure continuation of the fight against the Ottomans.

He walked through the town of Petar, bypassing the crowded market place, coming at last to an old stone bridge spanning a fast-flowing river.

It would make no difference, though, if everyone in Petar was precious to me.

Rushing into Petar and hacking down a few Joinings before being killed would then be an act of stupidity.

Somehow -perhaps - the Eternal had found out, and the raid on Petar was retribution.

The goods he carried for trade in Petar would be worth less in Siccus, the city in which he had purchased them, but he could - just - afford the drop in profits.

From this high vantage point she could see the valley to the south, and the distant red rooftops of Petar, some twenty miles away.

There were some people moving around, but little sign of the thriving town Petar had been only a few days before.

Lord Geoffery of Helmscarp, Lord Nestor of Laverin, Lord Tavis of Brengard, and TradeGuildsmen Osten Deveral, Jerard Stonesmith, Petar Ringwright, and Igan Horstfel.

He phoned Immigration Canada and had them fax immigration records on both the victim, Petar Mestrovic, and their suspect, Emin Selmanaj.

His name is Kukovic and Petar said he is a doctor of science from the university in Ljubljana.

Next to him was a young man, tanned and windburned, dressed like the other fishermen: this must be Petar the ex-partisan.

It was Petar who went to the bed first, the doctor just stood clutching his bag and blinking about the room.

He turned to Petar who was standing silently by, smoking a cigarette in his cupped hand.

He lifted the alien again and, without being told, Petar pulled the pot free and put it on the table by the window.