peat
(noun) partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peat (countable and uncountable, plural peats)
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]
peat (plural peats)
(obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
• PETA, Paet, Pate, Peta, epta-, pate, peta-, pâté, tape, tepa
Peat
A surname.
• PETA, Paet, Pate, Peta, epta-, pate, peta-, pâté, tape, tepa
Source: Wiktionary
Peat, n. Etym: [Cf. Pet a fondling.]
Definition: A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.] Shak.
Peat, n. Etym: [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn better, fr. AS. b to better, mend (a fire), b advantage. See Better, Boot advantage.]
Definition: A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel. Peat bog, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in such places; peat moss.
– Peat moss. (a) The plants which, when decomposed, become peat. (b) A fen producing peat. (c) (Bot.) Moss of the genus Sphagnum, which often grows abundantly in boggy or peaty places.
– Peat reek, the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with peat as fuel. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2024
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Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
