Peal
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peal¹
- /piːl/
Sounds like peel · Rhymes with -iːl
Where it comes from
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 peals
- A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. Whether thoſe peales of praiſe be his or no.
- A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. Ingulphus, the chronicler of Croyland Abbey, mentions that a peal of seven bells was put up there in the tenth century, and that there was not such a harmonious peal in the whole of England; which implies that rings of bells were then common.
- The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
verb peals · pealing · pealed
- To sound with a peal or peals. Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
- To utter or sound loudly. The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
- To assail with noise. Nor was his ear less pealed.
- To resound; to echo. And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.
- To appeal. To A baron of chekker þay mun hit pele'.
peal²
- /piːl/
Sounds like peel · Rhymes with -iːl
Where it comes from
Uncertain.
noun peals · peel
- A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
Peal³
Where it comes from
Variant of Peel.
proper noun Peals
- A surname.
