Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Peal"
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) 1.7 (wn)
peal
n : a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn:
{pealing}, {roll}, {rolling}]
v 1: ring recurrently; of bells [syn: {toll}]
2: make a ringing sound [syn: {ring}]
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