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peach1 
[peech] Pronunciation Key
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[peech] Pronunciation Key –noun
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| 1. | the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family. |
| 2. | the tree itself, cultivated in temperate climates. |
| 3. | a light pinkish yellow, as of a peach. |
| 4. | Informal. a person or thing that is especially attractive, liked, or enjoyed. |
| 5. | made or cooked with peaches or a flavor like that of a peach: peach pie. |
| 6. | of the color peach. |
[Origin: 1325–75; ME peche < MF < VL *pess(i)ca, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of L Persicum, mālum Persicum peach, lit., Persian apple; cf. OE persoc, G Pfirsich, D perzik peach, all ≪ L; cf. apricot]
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peachlike, adjective
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peach2
[peech] Pronunciation Key Slang.
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[peech] Pronunciation Key Slang. –verb (used without object)
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| 1. | to inform against an accomplice or associate. |
| 2. | to inform against; betray. |
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME peche, aph. var. of ME apeche < AF apecher < LL impedicāre to hold up. See impeach]
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peacher, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| peach 1
(pēch) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English peche, from Old French, a peach, from Latin persica, peach tree, from Greek persikē, from feminine of Persikos, Persian; see perse.] |
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| peach 2
(pēch) Pronunciation Key
v. peached, peach·ing, peach·es v. intr. To inform on someone; turn informer: "Middle-level bureaucrats cravenly peach on their bosses [when] one of them does something the tiniest bit illegal" (National Observer). v. tr. To inform against: "He has peached me and all the others, to save his life" (Daniel Defoe). [Middle English pechen, from apechen, to accuse (probably from Anglo-Norman *anpecher, from Late Latin impedicāre, to entangle; see impeach) and from empechen, to accuse; see impeach.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
peach (n.)
peach (n.)
1184, from O.Fr. pesche (O.N.Fr. peske, Fr. pêche), from M.L. pesca, from L.L. pessica, variant of persica "peach, peach tree," from L. malum Persicum "Persian apple," from Gk. Persikon malon, from Persis "Persia." The tree is native to China, but reached Europe via Persia. By 1663 William Penn observed peaches in cultivation on American plantations. Meaning "attractive woman" is attested from 1754; that of "good person" is from 1904. Slang peachy "excellent" is from 1900. Peaches and cream in ref. to a type of complexion is from 1901. Georgia has been the Peach State since 1939.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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peach (v.)
peach (v.)
"to inform against," 1570 (earlier "to accuse, indict, bring to trial," c.1460), aphetic of appeach, an obs. variant of impeach (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| peach | |
noun | |
| 1. | cultivated in temperate regions |
| 2. | a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
| 3. | downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh |
| 4. | a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: yellowish pink] |
verb | |
| 1. | divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [ant: keep one's mouth shut] |
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Peach Bottom, PA Zip code(s): 17563
Peach Orchard, AR (town, FIPS 54140) Location: 36.28094 N, 90.66193 W
Population (1990): 197 (102 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72453
Peach Orchard, GA Zip code(s): 30906
Peach Springs, AZ (CDP, FIPS 53770) Location: 35.52742 N, 113.42982 W
Population (1990): 787 (263 housing units)
Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 86434
Peach County, GA (county, FIPS 225) Location: 32.56372 N, 83.82774 W
Population (1990): 21189 (7537 housing units)
Area: 391.3 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Peach Lake, NY (CDP, FIPS 56869) Location: 41.36736 N, 73.57837 W
Population (1990): 1499 (672 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Lower Peach Tree, AL Zip code(s): 36751
Wild Peach Village, TX (CDP, FIPS 79192) Location: 29.08340 N, 95.63372 W
Population (1990): 2440 (930 housing units)
Area: 26.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Peach
Peach\, v. t. [See Appeach, Impeach.] To accuse of crime; to inform against. [Obs.] --Foxe.
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Peach
Peach\, v. i. To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice. [Obs. or Colloq.] If I be ta'en, I'll peach for this. --Shak.
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Peach
Peach\, n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. Persian, and Parsee.] (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree which bears it (Prunus, or Amygdalus Persica). In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible. Guinea, 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 (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a clearwing moth ([AE]geria, or Sannina, exitiosa) of the family [AE]geriid[ae], which is very destructive to peach trees by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust. under Borer.
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