peto
Americannoun
plural
petos,plural
petoEtymology
Origin of peto
First recorded in 1955–60; from Latin American Spanish (Cuba); Spanish: “breastplate,” from Italian petto “breast, breastplate,” from Latin pectus “breast”
Example Sentences
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Tuam misericordiam non peto, Domine, sed potius precor ut iratum nobis omnibus te præbeas.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Till this affair is a little better determined, you will excuse me if I do not begin to cry: Tempus inane peto, requiem, spatiumque doloris.
From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by Wragg, H.
Si Phoebi soror es, mando tibi, Delia, causam, Scilicet, ut fratri quae peto verba feras: Marmore Sicanio struxi tibi, Delphice, templum, Et levibus calamis candida verba dedi.
From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard
Nunc vero et fortunæ gravissimo percussus vulnere, et administratione reipublicæ liberatus, doloris medicinam a philosophiâ peto, et otii oblectationem hanc, honestissimam judico.”
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
If, in despair of victory, he should say like Mnestheus in Virgil, "Non jam prima peto," let him add to his countrymen, "extremos pudeat rediisse!"
From A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) by Sheridan, Thomas
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