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peach

1  [peech]
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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.
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

Related forms:
peachlike, adjective
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peach

  1. n.
    someone or something excellent. (Usually a person.) : That guy's a real peach.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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