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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   saltpetre archaic, uncountable

   "Oats are much assisted by the application of petre[…]"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname transferred from the given name.
2. 2
   An English barony.
3. 3
   A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname. rare

Example

More examples

"Oats are much assisted by the application of petre[…]"

Etymology

From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.

Related phrases

oil of petrepetre oil

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