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Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat.

PERMITTER
One who permits. A permitter, or not a hinderer, of sin. J. Edwards.
PERMITTEE
One to whom a permission or permit is given.
PASSAGEWAY
A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5.
PERMITTANCE
The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave. Milton.
PASSAGE
1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of
PERVIOUS
Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds. (more info) 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. . . . pervious to winds, and open every
PERVIOUSNESS
The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass. Boyle.
PASSAGER
A passenger; a bird or boat of passage. Ld. Berners.
BY-PASSAGE
A passage different from the usual one; a byway.
IMPERVIOUS
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air. This gulf impassable, impervious. Milton. The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious. Macaulay. Syn. -- Impassable; pathless;
REPASSAGE
The act of repassing; passage back. Hakluyt.