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Peal
Definitions
- 1 A surname.
- 1 A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
"Whether thoſe peales of praiſe be his or no."
- 2 A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
- 3 a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) wordnet
- 4 A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. collective
"Ingulphus, the chronicler of Croyland Abbey, mentions that a peal of seven bells was put up there in the tenth century, and that there was not such a harmonious peal in the whole of England; which implies that rings of bells were then common."
- 5 The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
- 1 To sound with a peal or peals. intransitive
"Then pealed the bells more loud and deep..."
- 2 sound loudly and sonorously wordnet
- 3 To utter or sound loudly. transitive
"The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame."
- 4 ring recurrently wordnet
- 5 To assail with noise. transitive
"Nor was his ear less pealed."
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- 6 To resound; to echo. intransitive
"And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men."
- 7 To appeal. obsolete
"To A baron of chekker þay mun hit pele'."
Etymology
From Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appel, from Old French apel (“an appeal; pealing of bells”). Compare appeal.
From Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appel, from Old French apel (“an appeal; pealing of bells”). Compare appeal.
Uncertain.
Variant of Peel.
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