peas heller

A contrivance for shelling peas. pea-shooter, pea-gun, s. A small tube to blow peas through. pea-soup, s. Soup made chiefly of peas. pea-starch, s. Foods: The starch or flour of the common pea, Pisum sativum , sometimes used to adulterate wheat flour, oat-meal, pepper, . It is readily detected by the microscope, its granules being oval or kidney-shaped, and having an irregular deep fi ure running down the center. Roasted peas were formerly much used Pea-starch. peace-offering, s. 1. Ord. Lang.: An offering to procure or gain peace, reconciliation, or satisfaction; satisfaction offered to an offended person. 2. Jewish Antiq .: Hebrew shelem = retribution, remuneration, the giving of thanks. It was a male or female animal, without blemish, from the herd or the flock; it was to be killed in the wilderne at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, the blood sprinkled on the altar, the fat, ., consumed for a burnt offering (Lev. iii. 1-17; Num. vii. 17). "A sacrifice of peace - offering offer without blemish."Levitic us iii. 1. peach pēaçe-a-ble-ne , *pes-1-ble-ne e, s . [Eng. peaceable ; -ne .] The quality or state of being peaceable; peace, quietne , peacefulne . pēaçe-a-bly, *peas-y-bly, adv. [Eng. peace ab ( le ); -ly.] 1. In a peaceable or peaceful manner; without war, tumult, or disturbance; peacefully. 2. Quietly; without disturbance. "The pangs of Death do make him grin; Disturb him not, let him pa peaceably ." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . II ., iii. 3. pēaçe-break-er, s . [Eng. peace, and breaker .] 1. A disturber of the public peace. "Peace breakers and not peacemakers."- Latimer : Sermon on Matth . v. (1552.) 2. That which serves as an occasion of breaking the peace; a cause of offense. "He took care to destroy every scrap of writing which might by any chance be made to play the part of a peace breaker ."- London Standard .