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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
peach \peach\ p=ech, n. oe. peche, peshe, of. pesche, f.
p^eche, fr. ll. persia, l. persicum sc. malum a persian
apple, a peach. cf. persian, and parsee.
1. bot. a well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing
one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone.
in the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.
1913 webster
2. the tree prunus persica syn. amygdalus persica which
bears the peach fruit.
1913 webster
3. the pale red color of the peach blossom, or the light
pinkish yellow of the peach fruit.
pjc
guinea peach, or sierra leone peach, the large edible
berry of the sarcocephalus esculentus, a rubiaceous
climbing shrub of west tropical africa.
palm peach, the fruit of a venezuelan palm tree bactris
speciosa.
peach color, the pale red color of the peach blossom.
peach-tree borer zool., the larva of a clearwing moth
aegeria exitiosa, or sannina, exitiosa of the family
aegeriidae, which is very destructive to peach trees by
boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the
moth itself. see illust. under borer.
1913 webster
see also:
persian parsee prunus persica amygdalus persica guinea peach sierra leone peach
sarcocephalus esculentus palm peach bactris speciosa peach color peach-tree borer
aegeria exitiosa sannina, exitiosa aegeriidae borer
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
peach \peach\ p=ech, v. t. see appeach, impeach.
to accuse of crime; to inform against. obs. --foxe.
1913 webster
see also:
appeach impeach
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
peach \peach\, v. i.
to turn informer; to betray one's accomplice. obs. or
colloq.
1913 webster
if i be ta'en, i'll peach for this. --shak.
1913 webster
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
peach
n 1: cultivated in temperate regions syn: peach tree, prunus
persica
2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman syn: smasher,
stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart,
lulu, looker, mantrap, dish
3: downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
4: a shade of pink tinged with yellow syn: yellowish pink, apricot,
salmon pink
v : divulge confidential information or secrets; "be
careful--his secretary talks" syn: spill the beans, let
the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, babble,
sing, babble out, blab out ant: keep quiet
see also:
peach tree prunus persica smasher stunner knockout beauty
ravisher sweetheart lulu looker mantrap
dish yellowish pink apricot salmon pink spill the beans
let the cat out of the bag talk tattle blab babble
sing babble out blab out keep quiet
- [5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
109 moby thesaurus words for "peach":
miss america, ace, apricot, babble, bathing beauty, be indiscreet,
be unguarded, bear witness against, beau ideal, beaut, beauty,
beauty contest winner, beauty queen, belle, betray,
betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blow the whistle, blurt,
blurt out, bunny, carrot-colored, carroty, charmer, corker,
cover girl, crackerjack, daisy, dandy, darb, dazzler, dilly, dream,
enchantress, fink, give away, great beauty, honey, humdinger,
inform, inform against, inform on, killer-diller, knockout,
lady fair, leak, let drop, let fall, let slip, lollapaloosa,
looker, lulu, model, narc, nark, nifty, ocherish, ocherous, ochery,
ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, old gold, orange, orange-hued,
orange-red, orangeish, orangey, paragon, pearl, pinup, pinup girl,
pip, pippin, pumpkin, pussycat, rat, raving beauty, red-orange,
reddish-orange, reddish-yellow, reigning beauty, reveal a secret,
sell out, sex kitten, sing, slick chick, snitch, snitch on, spill,
spill the beans, squeak, squeal, stool, stunner, sweetheart, talk,
tangerine, tattle, tattle on, tell on, tell secrets, tell tales,
testify against, the nuts, turn informer, whiz
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
peach -- u.s. county in georgia
population 2000: 23668
housing units 2000: 9093
land area 2000: 151.058459 sq. miles 391.239596 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.398603 sq. miles 1.032378 sq. km
total area 2000: 151.457062 sq. miles 392.271974 sq. km
located within: georgia ga, fips 13
location: 32.573982 n, 83.835036 w
headwords:
peach
peach, ga
peach county
peach county, ga
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