Peal , v. t. 1. To
utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give
out loud sounds; to noise abroad.
The warrior's
name,
Though
pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
J. Barlow. 2. To assail with noise or
loud sounds.
Nor was his ear less
pealed.
Milton. 3.
To pour out. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Peal , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pealed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Pealing.]
1. To utter or give
out loud sounds.
There let the pealing organ blow.
Milton.
2. To resound; to echo.
And
the whole air pealed
With the cheers of our men.
Longfellow.
Peal , n. [An abbrev. of F.
appel a call, appeal, ruffle of a drum, fr. appeller to call, L. appellare. See Appeal.]
1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal of artillery." Hayward.
Whether those peals of praise be
his or no.
Shak. And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar.
Byron.
2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.
To ring a peal. See under Ring.
Peal , v. i. To appeal. [Obs.]
Spencer.
Peal (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zoöl.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.]
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