pele
[peel]
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noun
Pelé
[pey-ley, pey-ley]
noun
peel
3or pele
[peel]
noun
Origin of peel
31250–1300; Middle English pele fortress < Anglo-French pel stockade, Middle French pel stake < Latin pālus stake. See pale2
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For an account of the first hula we may look to the story of Pele.
Unwritten Literature of HawaiiNathaniel Bright Emerson
Laka seems to have been a friend, but not a relative, of the numerous Pele family.
Unwritten Literature of HawaiiNathaniel Bright Emerson
Although Pele is the most terrible of deities, she can be kind.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & ProtectorateCharles M. Skinner
The goddess Pele has resigned the foreigner in discouragement.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & ProtectorateCharles M. Skinner
This is called by the natives Pele's hair, after the name of their goddess.
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and EarthquakesEdwin J. Houston
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See also peel off
Word Origin for peel
Old English pilian to strip off the outer layer, from Latin pilāre to make bald, from pilus a hair
peel
2noun
Word Origin for peel
C14 pele, from Old French, from Latin pāla spade, from pangere to drive in; see palette
peel
3noun
Word Origin for peel
C14 (fence made of stakes): from Old French piel stake, from Latin pālus; see pale ², paling
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Pelé
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