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peat

English

Etymology 1

Late Middle English, from British Vulgar Latin peta, probably ultimately from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *pe? (portion, segment, piece).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /pi?t/
  • Rhymes: -i?t
  • Homophone: Pete

Noun

peat (countable and uncountable, plural peats)

  1. Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]
Derived terms
  • peat bog, peatbog
  • peaty
Translations
Further reading
  • peat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Compare pet (a favourite).

Noun

peat (plural peats)

  1. (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
    • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, I. i. 78 :
      And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!

References

  • Kuhn, Sherman (1982): Middle English Dictionary, Part 3, p. 880

Anagrams

  • PETA, Paet, Pate, Peta, epta-, pate, peta-, pâté, tape, tepa

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coalification

English

Etymology

coal +? -ification

Noun

coalification (usually uncountable, plural coalifications)

  1. (geology) The formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally via peat

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