peak1 (pek)

[ How he has mew'd your head, has rubb'd the snow off, And run your beard into a peak of twenty. Fletcher, Double Marriage, iii. 2 Specifically-(a) A projecting part of a head-covering; the leather vizor projecting in front of a cap. (b) The high sharp ridge-bone of the head of a setter-dog. Sportsman's Gazetteer. (c) Same as pee . 2. A precipitous mountain; a mountain with steeply inclined sides, or one which is particularly conspicuous on account of its height above the adjacent region, or because more or le isolated. Those parts of the crest of a mountain-range which rise higher than other parts near them, especially if somewhat precipitous, are often called peaks. Towards the north-west corner, a promontory of a good height, backed by a comb-like range of peaks , rises at once from the water. E. A. Freeman , Venice, p. 576. 3. Naut .: ( a ) The upper corner of a sail which is extended by a gaff; also, the extremity of the gaff. See under gaff. part of a ship's hold at the extremities, forward or aft. The peak forward is called the forepeak; that aft, the after - peak. Also spelled peek. The captain shut him down in the fore peak , and would not give him anything to eat. R. H. Dana , Jr. , Before the Mast, p. 44社 Peak-downhaul, a rope attached to the peak or outer end of a gaff, to haul it down by.-Peak-halyards. Ser IMG:content-2508.png:[graphic] peak halyard.-Peak-purchase, a tackle on the standing part of the peak-halyard, for swaying the peak up. Peaktye, a tye used in some ships for hoisting the peak of a heavy gaff. The Peak, a mountainous and picturesque region in Derby shire, England, northwest of Cast let on. It is nearly 2,000 feet above the sea-level. Also called the High Peak. peak1 (pēk), r. [ In these Cottian Alpes which begin at the town Segusio there peaketh up a mightie high mount, that no man almost can pa e over without danger. Holland , tr. of Ammianus, p. 47. II. trans. Naut . , to raise (a gaff) more obliquely to the mast. - To peak the cars. See oarl . peak2 (pēk), v.i. [Perhaps peak1 , with ref. to the sharpened features of a sick person.] To look sickly; be or become emaciated. Weary se'nnights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak , and pine. 1. Shak., Macbeth, i. 3. 23. 2t. To make a mean figure; sneak. peak3t, v. i. An obsolete spelling of peek2 . peak4, n. See peag . peak-arch (pēk'ärch), n. arch. [Rare.] In arch ., a pointed peak-cleat (pēkʼklēt), n. A cleat fastened to the side of a boat near the bottom, opposite each rowlock, with a hole in it large enough to receive the handle of an oar which is peaked. See to peak the oars , under oar1 . peak-crest (pēk'krest), n. A peaked or pointed crest: distinguished among pigeon-fanciers from shell - crest. peaked1 (pē'ked or pēkt), a. [ The old Widdah Elderkin, she was jest about the poorest, peaked est old body over to Sherburne, and went out to days' works. H. B. Stowe , Oldtown Stories, p. 130. You're as pale and peaked as a charity-school girl. Julian Hawthorne , Dust, p. 373. peak-gooset, n. [Also reduced to pea - goose ; ap par . peak2 + goose .] A silly fellow; a ninny. If thou be thrall to none of these, Away, good peak - goose , away, John Cheese! Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 48. peaking (pēʻking), a. [ peak2 + -ing2 .] 1. Sickly; pining.-2. Sneaking; mean-spirited. Hang handsomely, for shame! come, leave your praying, You peaking knave, and die like a good courtier. Fletcher (and others ), Bloody Brother, iii. 2. 4343 pearl gunnes out of the toure. Hall, Hen. VII., an. 21. What peals of laughter and impertinence shall we be exposed to! Add is on, Fashions from France. 2. A set of bells tuned to one another; a chime or carillon; a ring. The number of bells varies widely: they are usually arranged in diatonic order, so as to afford opportunity for playing melodies. See carillon, 1. If the Master for the time being shall neglect or forget to warn arn the Company, once within every fourteen days, for to ring a bisett sett [that is, an appointed) peale, he shall pay for his offence one shilling. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 290. This caused an universal joy, Sweet peals of bells did ring. The Seven Champions of Christen dom (Child's Ballads, I. 87). 3. A musical phrase or figure played on a set of bells, properly a scale or part of a scale played up or down, but also applied to any melodic figure; a change. - In peal, in bell - ringing, in order, rhythmically and melodically: opposed to an in disc rim i nate clanging and jangling. peall (pel), v. [ Hosannas pealing down the long-drawn aisle. Words worth, Power of Sound, i. Tennyson, Morte d'Arthur. [Rare.] A hundred bells began to peal . II. trans. 1. To a ail with noise. Nor was his ear le peal'd With noises loud and ruinous. Milton, P. L., ii. 920. 2. To utter loudly and sonorously; cause to ring or sound; celebrate. The warrior's name Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame. J. Barlow , Columbiad, viii. 140. ant.] A peacock of the genus Poly plectron; a peacock-pheasant. See cut under Poly plectron. pea-pod (pe'pod), n. 'pod), n. 1. The pod or pericarp of the pea.-2. A "double-ended" rowboat used by the lobster-fishermen of the coast of Maine. -Pea-pod argus, a rare British butterfly, Lampides bætic a.