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Pare vs Peal - What's the difference?

pare | peal |

As verbs the difference between pare and peal

is that pare is to seem, to look, to appear while peal is to sound with a peal or peals.

As a noun peal is

a loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc or peal can be a small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

pare

English

Verb

(par)
  • to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
    • We pared the paired pears.
  • to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
    • Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
  • to trim the hoof of a horse

    • Synonyms

    * to peel * to skin

    Derived terms

    * cheeseparing * parer * paring * paring knife * pare away * pare down * pare off

    Anagrams

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    peal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
  • * 1883:
    • And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed together, peal' after ' peal
  • * Hayward
    • a fair peal of artillery
  • * Shakespeare
    • whether those peals of praise be his or no
  • * Byron
    • and a deep thunder, peal' on ' peal , afar
  • A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
  • The changes rung on a set of bells.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sound with a peal or peals.
  • * 1864: , Christmas Bells
    • Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
  • * 1939: , In My Merry Oldsmobile
    • To the church we'll swiftly steal, then our wedding bells will peal ,
    You can go as far you like with me, in my merry Oldsmobile.
  • * 2006: New York Times
    • The bell pealed 20 times, clanging into the dusk as Mr. Bush’s motorcade drove off.
  • To utter or sound loudly.
  • * J. Barlow
    • The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
  • To assail with noise.
  • * Milton
    • Nor was his ear less pealed .
  • To resound; to echo.
  • * Longfellow
    • And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.
  • (UK, dialect) To pour out.
    • (Halliwell)
  • (obsolete) To appeal.
    • (Spencer)

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

    • Anagrams

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