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Webster 1913 Edition

Peal

Peal

(pēl)
,
Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zool.)
A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
[Prov. Eng.]

Peal

,
Verb.
I.
To appeal.
[Obs.]
Spencer.

Peal

,
Noun.
[An abbrev. of F.
appel
a call, appeal, ruffle of a drum, fr.
appeller
to call, L.
appellare
. See
Appeal
.]
1.
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc.
“A fair peal of artillery.”
Hayward.
Whether those
peals
of praise be his or no.
Shakespeare
And a deep thunder,
peal
on
peal
, afar.
Byron.
2.
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
.

Peal

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Pealed
(pēld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Pealing
.]
1.
To utter or give out loud sounds.
There let the
pealing
organ blow.
Milton.
2.
To resound; to echo.
And the whole air
pealed

With the cheers of our men
.
Longfellow.

Peal

,
Verb.
T.
1.
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.
J. Barlow.
2.
To assail with noise or loud sounds.
Nor was his ear less
pealed
.
Milton.
3.
To pour out.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Peal

PEAL

,
Noun.
[from L. pello, whence appello, to appeal. The sense is to drive; a peal is a driving of sound. This word seems to belong to the family of L. balo,and Eng. to bawl,jubilee, bell, &c.]
A loud sound, usually a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts of a multitude,&c.

PEAL

,
Verb.
I.
To utter loud and solemn sounds; as the pealing organ.

PEAL

,
Verb.
T.
To assail with noise.
Nor was his ear less pealed.
1.
To cause to ring or sound; to celebrate.
The warrior's name
Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
2.
To stir or agitate. [Not used.]

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