Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pea. See
pea . - noun Peas collectively. For the distinction between peas and pease, see
pea . - noun A small size of coal: same as
pea-coal . - Same as
peace .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A pea.
- noun A plural form of
Pea . See the Note underPea .
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- noun archaic form of
pea , then later ofpeas - verb obsolete To make
peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); toreconcile . - verb obsolete To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
- verb obsolete To
placate ,appease (someone).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Its name dates from Chaucer's time, when it was known as pease.
BBC News - Home 2011
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The word pease now survives only in the name of the dish pease pudding (split peas boiled with other vegetables in a pudding).
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The word pease now survives only in the name of the dish pease pudding (split peas boiled with other vegetables in a pudding).
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The word pease now survives only in the name of the dish pease pudding (split peas boiled with other vegetables in a pudding).
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They have commonly pottage for dinner, composed of cale or cole, leeks, barley or big, and butter; and this is reinforced with bread and cheese, made of skimmed-milk — At night they sup on sowens or flummery of oat-meal — In a scarcity of oats, they use the meal of barley and pease, which is both nourishing and palatable.
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Instead, therefore, of dining with them, we presented to each tent a quart of pease, which is considered by the
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When Albert's uncle returned he was very hot, with a beaded brow, but pale as the Dentist when the pease were at their worst.
The Wouldbegoods Edith 1901
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It sounds familiar, but not sure it kinda sounds lke your talkin bout tha song by rhianna called pease dnt stop the music Boy, this is too vague.
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He's ahead of her at the same age in terms of language in many ways, for example he already says please ( "pease") and thank you spontaneously.
tequilamonky Diary Entry tequilamonky 2009
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I was just explaining to my students about English words that get reunderstood, such as "pease" being reintrepreted as the plural "peas", giving rise to the false singular "pea".
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
bilby commented on the word pease
Wordies, can we try to revive this elegant old spelling?
June 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word pease
Pretty pease?
June 21, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word pease
Why does it need reviving? Is it dying?
June 21, 2008
asativum commented on the word pease
It's a Christmasy way to ask politely.
(No L.)
June 21, 2008
rolig commented on the word pease
I'd like to help the cause, bilby. Really I would. But I'm not sure how. Anyway, I have always liked peas, being a back-formation and all.
June 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word pease
I would just get a kick out of seeing the spelling pease in general use rather than peas.
All I am saying is give pease a chance.
June 21, 2008
asativum commented on the word pease
Is whirled pease any different than whirled peas?
(And of what is pea a back-formation?)
June 21, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word pease
There is a T-shirt with the same phrase somewhere in the web.
June 21, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pease
Pease porridge hot,
Pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot
Nine days old.
June 21, 2008
rolig commented on the word pease
Asat, pea is a back-formation of pease, which used to be standard name of the legume Pisum sativum (a relation of yours, perhaps?). The seeds of the pease were served as a dish (or a porridge, as dontcry reminds us), which was naturally called "pease", but then people started thinking, "Well, if these tasty green seeds are called 'pease', then one of these seeds must be a 'pea'!" Hence the modern word.
June 22, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word pease
The man in the moon
Came tumbling down
And asked the way to Norwich.
They told him south,
He burnt his mouth,
Eating cold pease porridge
Pease pudding is the ideal accompaniment to boiled bacon, and can be bought in cans if you don't know (or can't be arsed) to make it.
June 22, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pease
I learned it this way:
"The man in the moon
Came down too soon,
Inquiring the way to Norwich.
The man from the south
He burnt his mouth
From eating cold plum porridge."
June 22, 2008
asativum commented on the word pease
Thanks rolig! My new favorite backformation. And clearly porridge hasn't been getting its due of late, at least this side of the Atlantic. Why ever did it fall out of favor?
June 23, 2008
bilby commented on the word pease
If only it ended in -udgeon or had something to do with smelly toes it would have been listed 5 times already *sigh*
June 23, 2008
rolig commented on the word pease
I feel for you, bilby. Really I do. What's a word gotta do to get some real attention around here?
June 23, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word pease
Porridge is a pretty word for some less than satisfactory eats. Maybe if porridge denoted a fried bread product, we'd hear it more often.
June 23, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pease
I bet you could fry porridge.
June 23, 2008
bilby commented on the word pease
This is good thinking. In the People's Democratic Republic of The Porch, we can deep fry anything.
A-n-y-t-h-i-n-g.
June 23, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word pease
Ew. It still wouldn't satisfy the "bread product" requirement, and it certainly wouldn't qualify as fried *goodness*.
bilby: Is the People's Democratic Republic of The Porch accepting new citizenship applications at this time?
June 23, 2008
bilby commented on the word pease
You-betcha-by-golly-wow we are. All applications in nullicate to Ambassador dontcry. Preferred Porchist citizens are those who can whistle Dixie, rock, knit, play cricket, suck apples, tell tall tales and/or improvise toejam/Uranus jokes.
The bar has been set yay high.
June 23, 2008
john commented on the word pease
Wow, there sure is a lot of interest in this former Air Force base in New Hampshire.
June 23, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pease
jenn: open mind, please. "Porridge" is nothing more than oats, (in my part of the world an others) or a form of rice or semolina that is cooked and served, usually but not always, for breakfast It can be served sweet or savory, hot or cold, and yes, even fried!
Perhaps you've head of grits, polenta, kasha? All types of "porridge."
Pease, jenn, give porridge a chance.
June 23, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word pease
dc: I wish I could say that I was a fan of mushy foods, such as porridge, oatmeal, cream of wheat, etc., but it is not so. Much like Sunny Baudelaire, I prefer my breakfast foods on the crunchy side.
b: I can whistle, rock, knit, play *with* crickets, eat apples, and tell tall tales. Do I pass???
June 24, 2008
bilby commented on the word pease
You're in. We may even have a job vacancy for you in the Ministry of Crosswords.
June 24, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pease
b - Crosswords generally are done during the breakfast part of the porch day. Do you think jenn can handle the, um, mushiness?
June 24, 2008
bilby commented on the word pease
Oh well, we can allocate her a mush puppy to help out.
June 24, 2008
asativum commented on the word pease
I believe frying your pease porridge would help minimize the mushiness, no?
dontcry: I think your exhortation to jennaren qualifies as some kind of Wordie trifecta. Beautifully done.
June 24, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pease
Yes, Asa, it would! Especially if you deep fry it, as bilby suggests. Thanks for the kudos on the hat trick! *takes a victory lap around the porch*
June 24, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word pease
Now, here's a question: Is the porch attached to an actual house, or is it a free-standing structure, a la Scrubs?
June 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word pease
John: You do know that they actually fly pease there, right?
*sits back on porch to finish waffles*
June 24, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pease
Why the porch practically wraps around the whole house, giving it a big hug! Waffle? I can burn it so it's crunchy...
June 24, 2008
mollusque commented on the word pease
More Gruel?
June 25, 2008
jaime_d commented on the word pease
From "C. Musonius Rufus" by Guy Davenport
January 19, 2010