peat
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈpēt 
often attributive
1
: turf sense 4b
2
: partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants (such as mosses of the genus Sphagnum)
peaty
ˈpē-tē
adjective peat
2 of 2noun (2)
: a bold lively woman
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English pete piece of peat, from Medieval Latin peta, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Cornish peyth bit, Welsh peth thing
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1566, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing peat
Kids Definition
peat
noun
ˈpēt
: a blackish or dark brown material that is the remains of plants partly decayed in water and is dug and dried for use as fuel
- prettiness
- prettinesses
- pretty
- pretty (up)
- pretty as a picture
- pretty boy
- pretty boys
- pretty much
- pretty Nancy
- pretty near
- pretty near/nearly
- pretty nearly
- pretty up
- pretty well
- pretty-by-night
- pretty-pretty
- prettyface
- prettying
- prettying (up)
- prettying up
- prettyish
- prettyism
- prettyisms
- pretype
- pretyped