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noun

Peal n. (Zool.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. (Prov. Eng.)

Peal n.

A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal of artillery." "Whether those peals of praise be his or no." "And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar."

A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.

To ring a peal. See under Ring.

verb

Peal v. t.

To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. "The warrior's name, Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame."

To assail with noise or loud sounds. "Nor was his ear less pealed."

To pour out. (Prov. Eng.)

Peal v. i. To appeal. (Obs.)

Peal v. i. (past & past part. pealed; pres. part. pealing)

To utter or give out loud sounds. "There let the pealing organ blow."

To resound; to echo. "And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men."

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"Peal" Quotes from Famous Books

... It came in to him out of the darkness, followed by a peal of laughter. Rapid steps sounded coming across the courtyard, and the sweat ran from Meeus's face and his stomach crawled as, with a bound across the veranda, a huge man framed himself in the doorway and stood ...

— The Pools of Silence • H. de Vere Stacpoole

... others in the garden of the Tuileries, on the terrace by the riverside, and their salutes were repeated by the cannon of the Invalides. Bands which had been stationed along the routes played triumphal marches. All the church bells were rung at full peal. The Imperial coach stopped beneath the arch, where the Governor of Paris, the Prefect of the Seine, the Prefect of the Police, and the twelve mayors received ...

— The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise • Imbert De Saint-Amand

... and they were also familiar with the manners and customs of Captain Spelsand, of the Crow; so, as the black-looking schooner veered round, the little boat shot out into the open water, and the two young oarsmen greeted the captain's manoeuvre with a ringing peal of laughter. ...

— Henry Dunbar - A Novel • M. E. Braddon

... great victories, which will be alluded to in the chapter on Frederic the Great. On all sides the English were triumphant, and were intoxicated with joy. The stocks rose, and the bells rang almost an incessant peal for victories. ...

— A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon - For the Use of Schools and Colleges • John Lord

... Huxter, yes; a happy tenantry, its country's pride, will assemble in the baronial hall, where the beards will wag all. The ox shall be slain, and the cup they'll drain; and the bells shall peal quite genteel; and my father-in-law, with the tear of sensibility bedewing his eye, shall bless us at his baronial porch. That shall be the order of proceedings, I think, Mr. Huxter; and I hope we shall see you and your lovely bride by her husband's side; ...

— The History of Pendennis • William Makepeace Thackeray

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