2. A plural form of Pea. See the Note under Pea.
PEASTONE
Pea"stone`, n. (Min.)
Defn: Pisolite.
PEASWEEP Peas"weep`, n. Etym: [So called from its note.] [Prov. Eng.] (Zoöl.) (a) The pewit, or lapwing. (b) The greenfinch.
PEAT
Peat, n. Etym: [Cf. Pet a fondling.]
Defn: A small person; a pet; — sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.]
Shak.
PEAT
Peat, n. Etym: [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire
burn better, fr. AS. b to better, mend (a fire), b advantage. See
Better, Boot advantage.]
Defn: A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel. Peat bog, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in such places; peat moss. — Peat moss. (a) The plants which, when decomposed, become peat. (b) A fen producing peat. (c) (Bot.) Moss of the genus Sphagnum, which often grows abundantly in boggy or peaty places. — Peat reek, the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with peat as fuel. [Scot.]
PEATY
Peat"y, a.
Defn: Composed of peat; abounding in peat; resembling peat.