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The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by right of marriage.

Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] "Two peery gray eyes." Sir W. Scott.

Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. "Her peerless feature." Shak. Unvailed her peerless light. Milton. --Peer"less*ly, adv. -- Peer"less*ness, n.

Same as Peart.

Same as Pewit (a & b).

tful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant. "Her peevish babe." Wordsworth. She is peevish, sullen, froward. Shak.

In a peevish manner. Shak.

The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper.

See Pewit.

rawing suddenly back, as if frightened. I for sorrow sung, That such a king should play bopeep, And go the fools among. Shak.

An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point. "To quote by-speeches." Hooker.

A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy. Thackeray.

See Calipee.

e, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate. And him thus answer 'd soon his bold compeer. Milton.

See Conpear.

See Coupe. [Obs.] Johnson.

A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made. Chambers.

The dawn. [Poetic] Milton.

To send hastily. [Obs.] Despeeded certain of their crew. Speed.

To send off with speed; to dispatch. [Obs.] Knolles. Then they dispeeded themselves of the Cid and of their mother-in-law, DoSouthey.