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Webster 1913 Edition
Peal
Peal
(pēl)
, Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zool.)
A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
[Prov. Eng.]
Peal
,Verb.
I.
To appeal.
[Obs.]
Spencer.
Peal
,Noun.
[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. Shakespeare
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
.Peal
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Pealed
(pēld)
; 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.
Peal
,Verb.
T.
1.
To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad.
The warrior’s name,
Though
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Peal
PEAL
,Noun.
A loud sound, usually a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts of a multitude,&c.
PEAL
,Verb.
I.
PEAL
,Verb.
T.
Nor was his ear less pealed.
1.
To cause to ring or sound; to celebrate. The warrior's name
Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
2.
To stir or agitate. [Not used.]Definition 2024
peal
peal
See also: peel
English
Noun
peal (plural peals)
- A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed together, peal after peal […]
- Hayward
- a fair peal of artillery
- Shakespeare
- whether those peals of praise be his or no
- Byron
- and a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
- The changes rung on a set of bells.
Translations
loud sound
Verb
peal (third-person singular simple present peals, present participle pealing, simple past and past participle pealed)
- (intransitive) To sound with a peal or peals.
- 1864: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells
- Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
- 1939: Bing Crosby, In My Merry Oldsmobile
- To the church we'll swiftly steal, then our wedding bells will peal,
- You can go as far you like with me, in my merry Oldsmobile.
- 2006: New York Times
- The bell pealed 20 times, clanging into the dusk as Mr. Bush’s motorcade drove off.
- 1864: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells
- (transitive) To utter or sound loudly.
- J. Barlow
- The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
- J. Barlow
- (transitive) To assail with noise.
- Milton
- Nor was his ear less pealed.
- Milton
- To resound; to echo.
- Longfellow
- And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.
- Longfellow
- (Britain, dialect) To pour out.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- (obsolete) To appeal.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spencer to this entry?)
Translations
to sound with a peal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Uncertain.
Noun
peal (plural peals)