- Peise
- Peise Peise, v. t.
To poise or weight. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
Lest leaden slumber peise me down. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Peise
Look at other dictionaries:
Peise — Peise, n. [See {Poise}.] A weight; a poise. [Obs.] To weigh pence with a peise. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peise — Poise Poise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[ e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peise — Poise Poise, n. [OE. pois, peis, OF. pois, peis, F. poids, fr. L. pensum a portion weighed out, pendere to weigh, weigh out. Cf. {Avoirdupois}, {Pendant}, {Poise}, v.] [Formerly written also {peise}.] 1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peise — I. ˈpāz, ˈpēz noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English peis, from Old North French, from Latin pensum more at poise 1. dialect Britain : weight 2 … Useful english dictionary
peise — 1. verb a) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise. b) To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object). 2. noun A weight; a poise … Wiktionary
Peišė — Sp Pešė Ap Peixe L Brazilija: u. (Gojaso, San Paulo v jos), mst. (Tokantinso v ja) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
Poise — Poise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[ e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, n., and cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poised — Poise Poise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[ e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poising — Poise Poise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[ e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pesette — [ pəzɛt ] n. f. • 1569; de peser ♦ Petite balance de précision pour les monnaies. ● pesette nom féminin (ancien français peise, balance) Petite balance de précision pour les monnaies, les bijoux, etc. ⇒PESETTE, subst. fém. Petite balance de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
