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peal |
6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peal \Peal\, v. i. To appeal. [Obs.] --Spencer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peal \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. 2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also the changes rung on a set of bells. {To ring a peal}. See under {Ring}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peal \Peal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pealed}; p. pr & vb n. {Pealing}.] 1. To utter or give out loud sounds. There let the pealing organ blow. --Milton. 2. To resound; to echo. And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men. --Longfellow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peal \Peal\, v. t. 1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. The warrior's name Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame. --J. Barlow. 2. To assail with noise or loud sounds. Nor was his ear less pealed. --Milton. 3. To pour out [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peal \Peal\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peal n : a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder) [syn: {pealing}, {roll}, {rolling}] v 1: ring recurrently; of bells [syn: {toll}] 2: make a ringing sound [syn: {ring}]
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