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peach

1

[peech]

noun

  1. the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.

  2. the tree itself, cultivated in temperate climates.

  3. a light pinkish yellow, as of a peach.

  4. Informal.a person or thing that is especially attractive, liked, or enjoyed.



adjective

  1. made or cooked with peaches or a flavor like that of a peach.

    peach pie.

  2. of the color peach.

peach

2

[peech]

verb (used without object)

  1. to inform against an accomplice or associate.

verb (used with object)

  1. to inform against; betray.

peach

1

/ 辱ːʃ /

noun

  1. a small rosaceous tree, Prunus persica, with pink flowers and rounded edible fruit: cultivated in temperate regions See also nectarine

  2. the soft juicy fruit of this tree, which has a downy reddish-yellow skin, yellowish-orange sweet flesh, and a single stone See also nectarine

    1. a pinkish-yellow to orange colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      a peach dress

  3. informala person or thing that is especially pleasing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

peach

2

/ 辱ːʃ /

verb

  1. slang(intr except in obsolete uses) to inform against an accomplice

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • peachlike adjective
  • peacher noun
  • ˈ𲹳 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peach1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English peche, peoch, from Old French pesche, peske, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin pess(i)ca, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin Persicum, mālum Persicum “peach,” literally, “Persian apple,” translation of Greek mêlon persikón “peach (fruit)”

Origin of peach2

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English pechen, shortening of Middle English apechen, from Anglo-French apecher, from Late Latin “to hold up, entangle”; impeach
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peach1

C14 peche, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persica, from Latin Persicum mālum Persian apple

Origin of peach2

C15: variant of earlier apeche, from French, from Late Latin to entangle; see impeach
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Next ball Bedingham played and missed at a peach of a delivery from Starc which nipped away and narrowly avoided the edge of his bat.

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I love all stone fruit, but peaches undo me.

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“We are noticing that runoff is low. There is no doubt about it,” said Luke Gingerich, a farmer who grows peaches near the river in Palisade, Colo.

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Wearing a blue shirt and a peach headwrap, he told the jury that private detectives hired by Marten's family were following them and observing them.

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From a crotchety neighbor who yelled at her daughters, she learned that responding with a homemade peach pie can establish a more harmonious relationship with a person undergoing his own private travails.

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