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pete | peat |

As a proper noun Pete

is {{given name|diminutive=Peter|male}.

As an acronym PETE

is polyethylene terephthalate: a thermoplastic resin of the polyester family that is used to make beverage, food and other liquid containers, synthetic fibers, as well as for some other thermoforming applications.

As a noun peat is

soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas.

pete

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)

    • Derived terms

    * for Pete's sake

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    peat

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin unknown; perhaps a borrowing from an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source.

    Noun

  • Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas.
    • Derived terms
    * peaty
    See also
    * (wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    Compare .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
  • * 1594 , , I. i. 78 :
    • And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat !

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