/piːz/
OriginFrom Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).
- archaic, form-of, pluralplural of pea
“The due proportion for any land (except it be a very light blowing ſand) is two beans for one pea; by which means, they will be (without doubt) a ſtanding crop, as the beans will be (as it were, a rod”
“Experience ſhows that the common pea, whether white or grey, cannot be reared to perfection in any field which has not been either naturally or artificially impregnated with ſome calcareous matter.—He”
“Take a quart of Green Pease, (keep out half a pint of the youngest, boil them separately, and put them in the Soup when it is finished,) put them on in boiling water, boil them tender, and then pour o”
- obsoleteTo make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
- obsoleteTo bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
- obsoleteTo placate, appease (someone).
“And yf this come to the rulers eares, we wyll pease him, and make you safe.”
- A surname originating as an occupation for a seller or grower of peas.
- A minor city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
- A township in Belmont County, Ohio.
Formspeases(present, singular, third-person) · peasing(participle, present) · peased(participle, past) · peased(past)