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noun
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.
adjective
5.
made or cooked with peaches or a flavor like that of a peach: peach pie.
6.
of the color peach.
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Peach
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English peche < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *pess(i)ca, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin Persicum, mālum Persicum peach, literally, Persian apple; compare Old English persoc, German Pfirsich, Dutch perzik peach, all ≪ Latin; compare apricot
1325–75; Middle English peche < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *pess(i)ca, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin Persicum, mālum Persicum peach, literally, Persian apple; compare Old English persoc, German Pfirsich, Dutch perzik peach, all ≪ Latin; compare apricot
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peach·like, adjective
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verb (used without object)
1.
to inform against an accomplice or associate.
verb (used with object)
2.
to inform against; betray.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English peche, aphetic variant of Middle English apeche < Anglo-French apecher < Late Latin impedicāre to hold up. See impeach
1425–75; late Middle English peche, aphetic variant of Middle English apeche < Anglo-French apecher < Late Latin impedicāre to hold up. See impeach
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peach·er, noun
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| peach1 (piːtʃ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also nectarine a small rosaceous tree, Prunus persica, with pink flowers and rounded edible fruit: cultivated in temperate regions |
| 2. | See also nectarine the soft juicy fruit of this tree, which has a downy reddish-yellow skin, yellowish-orange sweet flesh, and a single stone |
| 3. | a. a pinkish-yellow to orange colour |
| b. (as adjective): a peach dress | |
| 4. | informal a person or thing that is especially pleasing |
| [C14 peche, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persica, from Latin Persicum mālum Persian apple] | |
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Word Origin & History
peach
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
EXPANDobserved 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.
peach
"to inform against," 1570 (earlier "to accuse, indict, bring to trial," c.1460), aphetic of appeach, an obs. variant of impeach (q.v.).
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