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pétroleur
‖ pétroleur (petrɔlœr) [Fr. (in Dict. Acad. 1878), f. pétrole + -eur, ending of masc. agent-nouns.] A (male) incendiary who uses petroleum. Also ‖ pétroleuse (petrɔlœz) [fem. of this], a female who does the same; esp. applied to the women who set fire to public buildings in Paris by means of petrole...
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petrolist
ˈpetrolist [f. petrol-eum + -ist.] = pétroleur, pétroleuse.1890 in Cent. Dict. 1905 Dundee Advertiser 10 Jan. 8 It cannot be said that Louise Michel directly proposed the institution of the Petrolists.
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petrolize
petrolize, v. (ˈpɛtrəʊlaɪz) [f. petrol, petroleum + -ize.] 1. trans. To set on fire by means of petroleum: cf. pétroleur, pétroleuse.a 1876 M. Collins Th. in Garden (1880) I. 130 The communists..petrolising clubs and palaces, upsetting columns. 2. To make like petroleum; to imbue with the character ...
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petrolean
petrolean, a. nonce-wd. (pɪˈtrəʊlɪən) [f. petrole-um + -an.] Using petroleum (for incendiary purposes: see pétroleur).1893 Goldw. Smith Ess. 2 Satanism manifests itself..under various forms and names, such as Nihilism, Intransigentism, Petrolean Communism.
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petroleum
petroleum (pɪˈtrəʊlɪəm) Also 6–8 -ium. [a. med.L. petroleum, f. L. petra (Gr. πέτρα) rock + oleum oil.] a. A mineral oil, varying from light yellow to dark brown or black, occurring in rocks or on the surface of water in various parts of the world; in modern times of great economic importance, esp. ...
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