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peat

5 entries found.

Main Entry:
1peat 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1peat
Pronunciation:
\ˈpēt\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English pete piece of peat, from Medieval Latin peta, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Cornish peyth bit, Welsh peth thing
Date:
14th century
1 : turf 2b 2 : partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants (as mosses of the genus Sphagnum)
peaty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of peaty \ˈpē-tē\ adjective
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