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pell¹
- /pɛl/
Rhymes with -ɛl
Where it comes from
From Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”), from Proto-Italic *pelnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-. Distantly related to fell and film.
noun pells
- A fur or hide.
- A lined cloak or its lining.
- A roll of parchment; a record kept on parchment. 1835, Frederick Devon (editor and translator), Issue Roll of Thomas de Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter, Lord High Treasurer of England, Containing Payments Made out of His Majesty′s Revenue in the 44th Year of King Edward III.: A.D. 1370, page xi, The clerk of the pell (whose office is in the Lord Tre
- A body of water somewhere between a pond and a lake in size.
- An upright post, often padded and covered in hide, used to practice strikes with bladed weapons such as swords or glaives.
pell²
- /pɛl/
Rhymes with -ɛl
verb pells · pelling · pelled
- To pelt; to knock about. Beat and pell them downe with perches and poles.
Pell³
proper noun Pells
- A surname. The SEOG is another type of grant awarded by the federal government to students from low-income families. Like a Pell Grant, you do not have to pay back the SEOG, and you must submit the FAFSA form to be eligible.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bill, bale, mell, clement, bell, bartow, quill, pill, pricker, plew, pike, spar, pluck, prickle, spetch, sticker
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