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▪ I. pess Obs. exc. dial.
[Derivation obscure: cf. bass n.2 2, and passock.]
A hassock or cushion to rest the feet on, or to kneel on, esp. in church.
1575Gamm. Gurton i. iii, My gammer sat her downe on her pes, & bad me reach thy breches. 1623–4in Willis & Clark Cambridge (1886) II. 96 Sixe pesses for the Chappell 0 1 4. 1633Ames Agst. Cerem. ii. 182 A pesse, hassok, or cushin may be called holy, because it is used to kneel upon. 1702–3in Willis [as above] 211 Mats and pesses in the Chappel. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Pess, a hassock to kneel on at church.
▪ II. pess
obs. Sc. f. pace n.2, pasch; obs. f. pease, piece. |