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See Paage.

A coarse pisolitic limestone. See Pisolite.

The hen or female peafowl.

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. "Run your beard into a peak." Beau. & Fl.

Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof.

Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq.]

Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous region. "Her peakish spring." Drayton. "His peakish dialect." Bp. Hall.

Having a peak or peaks. Tennyson.

To appeal. [Obs.] Spencer.

One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or.

The song or shout of praise, of battle, or of triumph. [R.]

The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.

A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a small quantity of water or oil, and used chiefly as a relish on sandwiches, etc.

vated in many varieties in temperate climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below. Pear blight.

Of the form of a pear.

See Perch.

To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See Purl. Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl.

Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.

Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or appearance.

A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc.