peatyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːti/, U.S.

/ˈpidi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peat n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < peat n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Of the nature of or resembling peat; containing peat; tasting distinctively of peat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > peat

mossya1522

turfy1660

peaty1723

ketty1872

turfen1903

1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata iii. 14 Sometimes in inland turberies they find a layer of Marle, clay, or gravel, spread over that peaty fibrous matter.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 813 On Hampstead Heath near London, in dry peaty places.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. 283 A black peaty stratum, superinduced with morass or red bog.

1875 J. Croll Climate & Time xv. 244 A thin seam of peaty matter,..along the bottom of a bed of clay.

1935 Discovery Nov. 319/2 The former [sc. grasshopper] is found in peaty bogs.

1981 Bon Appétit May 34/3 The whisky has an elegant peaty nose.

1999 Eng. Nature Jan. 12/2 It is the trapped, peaty water that gives the Mosses their significance for wildlife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peaty
释义	peatyadj. Brit. /ˈpiːti/, U.S. /ˈpidi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peat n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < peat n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Of the nature of or resembling peat; containing peat; tasting distinctively of peat. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > peat mossya1522 turfy1660 peaty1723 ketty1872 turfen1903 1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata iii. 14 Sometimes in inland turberies they find a layer of Marle, clay, or gravel, spread over that peaty fibrous matter. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 813 On Hampstead Heath near London, in dry peaty places. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. 283 A black peaty stratum, superinduced with morass or red bog. 1875 J. Croll Climate & Time xv. 244 A thin seam of peaty matter,..along the bottom of a bed of clay. 1935 Discovery Nov. 319/2 The former [sc. grasshopper] is found in peaty bogs. 1981 Bon Appétit May 34/3 The whisky has an elegant peaty nose. 1999 Eng. Nature Jan. 12/2 It is the trapped, peaty water that gives the Mosses their significance for wildlife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1723
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