different between peal vs phal
peal
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi?l/
- Homophone: peel
- Rhymes: -i?l
Etymology 1
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.
Noun
peal (plural peals)
- A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed together, peal after peal […]
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI
- a fair peal of artillery
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
- The changes rung on a set of bells.
Translations
Verb
peal (third-person singular simple present peals, present participle pealing, simple past and past participle pealed)
- (intransitive) To sound with a peal or peals.
- 1864, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells
- Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
- 1939, Bing Crosby, In My Merry Oldsmobile
- To the church we'll swiftly steal, then our wedding bells will peal,
- You can go as far you like with me, in my merry Oldsmobile.
- 2006, New York Times
- The bell pealed 20 times, clanging into the dusk as Mr. Bush’s motorcade drove off.
- 1864, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells
- (transitive) To utter or sound loudly.
- 1807', Joel Barlow, The Columbiad
- The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
- 1807', Joel Barlow, The Columbiad
- (transitive) To assail with noise.
- (intransitive) To resound; to echo.
- 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Cumberland
- And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.
- 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Cumberland
- (Britain, dialect) To pour out.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- (obsolete) To appeal.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spencer to this entry?)
Derived terms
- peal of bells
Translations
Etymology 2
Uncertain.
Alternative forms
- peel
Noun
peal (plural peals)
- A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
Anagrams
- Alep, LEAP, Lape, Leap, e-pal, leap, pale, pale-, pela, plea
Estonian
Etymology
Adessive case of pea.
Noun
peal
- adessive singular of pea
Postposition
peal
- on, on top of
peal From the web:
phal
English
Etymology 1
Noun
phal (plural phals)
- Alternative spelling of phall
Etymology 2
Noun
phal (plural phals)
- (informal, botany) phalaenopsis
Anagrams
- Pahl, halp
Kott
Alternative forms
- fal
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *?apV (“hotness, sweat”). Compare Assan palá.
Adjective
phal
- hot, warm
Related terms
Welsh Romani
Etymology 1
From Romani phral, from Sanskrit ?????? (bhr??t?), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *b?ráHt?, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *b?ráHt?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r. Cognate with English brother.
Noun
phal m
- brother, friend
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
phal f
- paling, rail
References
- “phal” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
phal From the web:
- what phalanx is not present in the pollex
- what phalanx is missing
- what phalanx is the big toe missing
- what phalanx to use lords mobile
- what phallic symbols mean
- what phalanx is the thumb missing
- what's phalanges mean
- what's phallic imagery
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- peal vs phal
- dhal vs phal
- phal vs pal
- phal vs phall
- bullace vs bullate
- blistered vs bullate
- inflated vs bullate
- blister vs bullate
- bulla vs bullate
- bullate vs bulliform
- acantholysis vs bulla
- lulla vs bulla
- bulla vs bulls
- bulla vs pulla
- bully vs bulla
- bulla vs balla
- bulla vs mulla
- bull vs bulla
- terms vs bullace
- bougie vs bogie