The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1118
'T was I paid for your sleeps; I watched your wakings. Beau. & Fl.
-- To pay off . [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail. -- To pay on . [Etymol. uncertain.] To beat with vigor; to redouble blows. [Colloq.] -- To pay round [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To turn the ship's head.
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Pay , n. 1. Satisfaction; content.
Chaucer.
2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier.
Where only merit constant pay receives. Pope.
There is neither pay nor plunder to be got. L'Estrange.
Full pay , the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay; especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or military officers of a certain rank, without deductions. -- Half pay . See under Half . -- Pay day , the day of settlement of accounts. -- Pay dirt (Mining) , earth which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U.S.] -- Pay office , a place where payment is made. -- Pay roll , a roll or list of persons entitled to payment, with the amounts due. <-- (b) the total sum of money which is paid to all employees on payday -->
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Pay"a*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. payable . Cf. Pacable .] 1. That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.
Drayton.
Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest. South.
2. (Law) (a) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value. (b) Matured; now due.
Payee <Xpage=1053>
Pay*ee" (?) , n. The person to whom money is to be, or has been, paid; the person named in a bill or note, to whom, or to whose order, the amount is promised or directed to be paid. See Bill of exchange , under Bill .
Payen <Xpage=1053>
Pay"en (?) , n. & a. Pagan. [F.] [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Payer <Xpage=1053>
Pay"er (?) , n. One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.
Paymaster <Xpage=1053>
Pay"mas`ter (?) , n. One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.
Payment <Xpage=1053>
Pay"ment (?) , n. [F. payment , paiement . See Pay to requite.] 1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.
No man envieth the payment of a debt. Bacon.
2. That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward; recompense; requital; return.
Shak.
3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]
Payn <Xpage=1053>
Payn (?) , n. [OF. & F. pain , fr. L. panis bread.] Bread. Having
Piers Plowman.
Payndemain <Xpage=1053>
Payn`de*main" (?) , n. [OF. pain bread + demaine manorial, lordly, own, private. See Payn , and Demesne . Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed upon it.] The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; -- called also paynemain , payman . [Obs.]
Paynim <Xpage=1053>
Pay"nim (?) , n & a. See Painim .
Paynize <Xpage=1053>
Payn"ize (?) , v. t. [From Mr. Payne , the inventor.] To treat or preserve, as wood, by a process resembling kyanizing.
Payor <Xpage=1053>
Pay*or" (?) , n. (Law) See Payer . [R.]
Payse <Xpage=1053>
Payse (?) , v. t. To poise. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Paytine <Xpage=1053>
Pay"tine (?) , n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the cinchona, first brought from Payta , in Peru.
Pea <Xpage=1053>
Pea (?) , n. [OF. peis . See Poise .] The sliding weight on a steelyard. [Written also pee .]
Pea <Xpage=1053>
Pea , n. (Naut.) See Peak , n. , 3.
Pea <Xpage=1053>
Pea , n. ; pl. Peas (#) or Pease (#) . [OE. pese , fr. AS. pisa , or OF. peis , F. pois ; both fr. L. pisum ; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease .] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum , of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod .
&hand; When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas ; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease ; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses.
2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos , Cicer , Abrus , etc.) esp. those having a scar ( hilum ) of a different color from the rest of the seed.
&hand; The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below.
Beach pea (Bot.) , a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus . -- Black-eyed pea , a West Indian name for Dolichos sph\'91rospermus and its seed. -- Butterfly pea , the American plant Clitoria Mariana , having showy blossoms. -- Chick pea . See Chick-pea . -- Egyptian pea . Same as Chick-pea . -- Everlasting pea . See under Everlasting . -- Glory pea . See under Glory , n. -- Hoary pea , any plant of the genus Tephrosia ; goat's rue. -- Issue pea , Orris pea . (Med.) See under Issue , and Orris . -- Milk pea . (Bot.) See under Milk . -- Pea berry , a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. -- Pea bug . (Zo\'94l.) Same as Pea weevil . -- Pea coal , a size of coal smaller than nut coal. -- Pea crab (Zo\'94l.) , any small crab of the genus Pinnotheres , living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ( P. pisum ) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. -- Pea dove (Zo\'94l.) , the American ground dove. -- Pea-flower tribe (Bot.) , a suborder ( Papilionace\'91 ) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. G. Bentham . -- Pea maggot (Zo\'94l.) , the larva of a European moth ( Tortrix pisi ), which is very destructive to peas. -- Pea ore (Min.) , argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. -- Pea starch , the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. -- Pea tree (Bot.) , the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus Caragana , natives of Siberia and China. -- Pea vine . (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas . (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ( Lathyrus Americana , and other similar species). -- Pea weevil (Zo\'94l.) , a small weevil ( Bruchus pisi ) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. -- Pigeon pea . (Bot.) See Pigeon pea . -- Sweet pea (Bot.) , the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus ; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
Peabird <Xpage=1053>
Pea"bird` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The wryneck; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
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Pea"bod*y bird` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) An American sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis ) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called also White-throated sparrow .
Peace <Xpage=1053>
Peace (?) , n. [OE. pees , pais , OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix , L. pax , pacis , akin to pacere , paciscere , pacisci , to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. Appease , Fair , a. , Fay , v. , Fang , Pacify , Pact , Pay to requite.] A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose ; specifically: (a) Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies . (b) Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law . (c) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions; tranquillity of mind or conscience . (d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony; concord. "The eternal love and pees ."
Chaucer.
&hand; Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding silence, quiet, or order. " Peace ! foolish woman."
Shak.
At peace , in a state of peace. -- Breach of the peace . See under Breach . -- Justice of the peace . See under Justice . -- Peace of God . (Law) (a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a state of peace and good conduct. (b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is the gift of God. -- Peace offering . (a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary offering to God in token of devout homage and of a sense of friendly communion with Him . (b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to an offended person. -- Peace officer , a civil officer whose duty it is to preserve the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a sheriff or constable. -- To hold one's peace , to be silent; to refrain from speaking. -- To make one's peace with , to reconcile one with, to plead one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another. "I will make your peace with him." Shak .
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Peace , v. t. & i. To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop. [R.] " Peace your tattlings."
Shak.
When the thunder would not peace at my bidding. Shak.
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Peace"a*ble (?) , a. [OE. peisible , F. paisible .] Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome. -- Peace"a*ble*ness , n. -- Peace"a*bly , adv.
Syn. -- Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed; serene; still. -- Peaceable , Peaceful . Peaceable describes the state of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful , in respect to internal disturbance. The former denotes "in the spirit of peace;" latter; "in the possession or enjoyment of peace." A peaceable adjustment of difficulties; a peaceful life, scene.
Peacebreaker <Xpage=1053>
Peace"break`er (?) , n. One who disturbs the public peace. -- Peace"break`ing , n.
Peaceful <Xpage=1053>
Peace"ful (?) , a. 1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words .
Syn. -- See Peaceable .
-- Peace"ful*ly , adv. . -- Peace"ful*ness , n.
Peaceless <Xpage=1053>
Peace"less , a. Without peace; disturbed.
Sandys.
Peacemaker <Xpage=1053>
Peace"mak`er (?) , n. One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance.
Matt. v. 9.
-- Peace"mak`ing , n.
Peach <Xpage=1053>
Peach (?) , v. t. [See Appeach , Impeach .] To accuse of crime; to inform against. [Obs.]
Foxe.
Peach <Xpage=1053>
Peach , v. i. To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice. [Obs. or Colloq.]
If I be ta'en, I'll peach for this. Shak.
Peach <Xpage=1053>
Peach (?) , n. [OE. peche , peshe , OF. pesche , F. p\'88che , fr. LL. persia , L. Persicum (sc. malum ) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. Persian , and Parsee .] (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree which bears it ( Prunus, ∨ Amygdalus Persica ). In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.
Guinea , ∨ Sierra Leone , peach , the large edible berry of the Sarcocephalus esculentus , a rubiaceous climbing shrub of west tropical Africa. -- Palm peach , the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ( Bactris speciosa ). -- Peach color , the pale red color of the peach blossom. -- Peach-tree borer (Zo\'94l.) , the larva of a clearwing moth ( \'92geria, ∨ Sannina, exitiosa ) of the family \'92geriid\'91 , which is very destructive to peach trees by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust. under Borer .
Peach-colored <Xpage=1053>
Peach"-col`ored (?) , a. Of the color of a peach blossom. " Peach-colored satin."
Shak.
Peacher <Xpage=1053>
Peach"er (?) , n. One who peaches. [Low]
Foxe.
Peachick <Xpage=1053>
Pea"chick` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The chicken of the peacock.
Peachy <Xpage=1053>
Peach"y (?) , a. Resembling a peach or peaches.
Peacock <Xpage=1053>
Pea"cock` (?) , n. [OE. pecok . Pea- in this word is from AS. pe\'a0 , p\'bewa , peacock, fr. L. pavo , prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/, Per. t\'beus , t\'bewus , Ar. t\'bewu<?/s . See Cock the bird.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The male of any pheasant of the genus Pavo , of which at least two species are known, native of Southern Asia and the East Indies.
&hand; The upper tail coverts, which are long and capable of erection, are each marked with a black spot bordered by concentric bands of brilliant blue, green, and golden colors. The common domesticated species is Pavo cristatus . The Javan peacock ( P. muticus ) is more brilliantly colored than the common species.
2. In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl.
Peacock butterfly (Zo\'94l.) , a handsome European butterfly ( Hamadryas Io ) having ocelli like those of peacock. -- Peacock fish (Zo\'94l.) , the European blue-striped wrasse ( Labrus variegatus ); -- so called on account of its brilliant colors. Called also cook wrasse and cook . -- Peacock pheasant (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of handsome Asiatic pheasants of the genus Polyplectron . They resemble the peacock in color.
Peafowl <Xpage=1053>
Pea"fowl` (?) , n. [See Peacock .] (Zo\'94l.) The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo.
Peage <Xpage=1053>
Pe"age (?) , n. See Paage .
Peagrit <Xpage=1053>
Pea"grit` (?) , n. (Min.) A coarse pisolitic limestone. See Pisolite .
Peahen <Xpage=1053>
Pea"hen` (?) , n. [See Peacock .] (Zo\'94l.) The hen or female peafowl.
Pea-jacket <Xpage=1053>
Pea"-jack`et (?) , n. [Prob. fr. D. pij , pije , a coat of a coarse woolen stuff.] A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather.
Peak <Xpage=1053>
Peak (?) , n. [OE. pek , AS. peac , perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. Pike .] 1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak , or front, of a cap . "Run your beard into a peak ."
Beau. & Fl.
2. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe .
Silent upon a peak in Darien. Keats.
3. (Naut.) (a) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak -halyards, peak -brails, etc . (b) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. (c) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. [In the last sense written also pea and pee .]
Fore peak . (Naut.) See under Fore .
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Peak , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Peaked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Peaking .] 1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
There peaketh up a mighty high mount. Holand.
2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky. "Dwindle, peak , and pine."
Shak.
3. [Cf. Peek .] To pry; to peep slyly.
Shak.
Peak arch (Arch.) , a pointed or Gothic arch.
Peak <Xpage=1053>
Peak , v. t. (Naut.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.
Peaked <Xpage=1053>
Peaked (?) , a. 1. Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof .
2. (Oftener <?/) Sickly; not robust. [Colloq.]
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Peaking <Xpage=1055>
Peak"ing (?) , a. 1. Mean; sneaking. [Vulgar]
2. Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq.]
Peakish <Xpage=1055>
Peak"ish , a. 1. Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous region. "Her peakish spring." Drayton . "His peakish dialect." Bp. Hall .
2. Having peaks; peaked.
3. Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence, sickly. [Colloq.]
Peaky <Xpage=1055>
Peak"y (?) , a. 1. Having a peak or peaks.
Tennyson.
2. Sickly; peaked. [Colloq.]
Peal <Xpage=1055>
Peal (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.]
Peal <Xpage=1055>
Peal , v. i. To appeal. [Obs.]
Spencer.
Peal <Xpage=1055>
Peal , n. [An abbrev. of F. appel a call, appeal, ruffle of a drum, fr. appeller to call, L. appellare . See Appeal .] 1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal of artillery."
Hayward.
Whether those peals of praise be his or no. Shak.
And a deep thunder, peal on peal , afar. Byron.