| 释义 |
peat
I. \ˈpēt, usu -ēd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English pete, from Medieval Latin peta, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh peth thing — more at piece
1. : a piece of turf cut for use as fuel
< in a moment he had the peats in the grate blazing — Elizabeth Goudge >
2. : a mass of partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants and especially of mosses of the genus Sphagnum, widely found in many parts of the world, varying in consistency from a turf to a slime, and used as a fertilizer, as stable litter, as a fuel, and for making charcoal
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
: a bold gay woman
< a pretty peat — Shakespeare >
< you were always a proud, undaunted peat of a lass — Henrietta Keddie > |