pes

[ pees, peys ]

/ pis, peɪs /

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noun, plural pe·des

[pee-deez, ped-eez]. /ˈpi diz, ˈpɛd iz/. Anatomy, Zoology.

a foot or footlike part.

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Origin of pes

First recorded in 1835–45, pes is from the Latin word pēs

Words nearby pes

perverted, pervicacious, pervious, perv on, Pervouralsk, pes, Pesach, pesade, Pesaro, Pescadores, Pescara

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How to use pes in a sentence

Stop-motion animation artist PES has unveiled a new short this week.
‘Sexual’ Barbershop Quartet, a Panda Family Reunion, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pestle, pes′l, or pest′l, n. an instrument for pounding anything in a mortar.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Crowefote, herbe; amarusca vel amarusca emeroydarum, pes corvi.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
Now is the love-day mad of us foure fyniallyNow may we leve in pes as we were wonte.
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present|John Timbs

Syringodendron pes-capræ; tangential vertical section in the corky part of the bark, X200.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885|Various
Fig. 13, Syringodendron pes-capræ; from Saarbruck; radial vertical section, X200.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pes (1 of 2)

pes

/ (peɪz, piːz) /

noun plural pedes (ˈpɛdiːz)

the technical name for the human foot

the corresponding part in higher vertebrates

any footlike part

Word Origin for pes

C19: New Latin: foot

British Dictionary definitions for pes (2 of 2)

PES

abbreviation for

Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992

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