peach, peache

i. & t. [An abbrev. of impeach (q. v.).] A. In trans.: To inform; to turn informer; to impeach one's accomplices. "They all shook hands with me, and said I was a good fellow for not peaching ." - Marryatt : Peter Simple, ch. vii. B. Trans.: To impeach; to turn against. 3038 peacock-fan, 8. A fan made or trimmed with peacock feathers. [FLABELLUM.] "And the eyes in the peacock - fans Winked at the alien glory." peacock-fish, s. E. B. Browning: Christmas Gifts. Ichthy.: A beautiful fish, the Labrus pavo of Linnæus, now Crenilabrus pavo . It is variegated with IMG:content-0778.png:[blocks in formation] Zool.: A genus of Actinide, sub-family Actinine. Body long, with a central orifice in the slender vase; tentacles in one row, mouth with a papilliferous and protractile lip. Peachia hastata, from the shores of the English Channel, buries itself in the sand, leaving the calice just visible.