noun
Other Word Forms
- peaselike adjective
Etymology
Origin of pease
before 900; Middle English pese, Old English peose, pise < Late Latin pisa feminine singular use of plural of Latin pisum (neuter) < Greek píson pea, pulse
Example Sentences
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For travel updates follow @TSYalerts And pease, please DO NOT enter flood water- either by car or on foot.
From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2019
This relief usually consisted of potted beef and pease pudding; items that, given the limited capacity for long-term food storage in the 19th century, had some chance of surviving the journey between islands.
From Time • Sep. 27, 2017
Before you grow indignant, ask yourself this: do you weep at the cherry, a singular derived from the singular cheris; or at the pea, long ago conjured from the singular pease?
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2016
Like pease porridge in the pot, the Louis-Conn $100-a-seat fiasco was nine days old.
From Time Magazine Archive
She stared at the supper set before her trout wrapped in bacon, salad of turnip greens and red fennel and sweetgrass, pease and onions and hot bread.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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