peascod
peascod noun: the legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
Noun
peascod (plural peascods)
- The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
- A padded doublet fashionable in 16th century Europe.
- [A] Tudor figure, whose clothing contains enough accurate details – from the peascod style doublet with its row of tiny buttons to the voluptuous panes of the trunk hose – to clearly date it to the 1570s or 1580s.2015, Matthew Champion, Medieval Graffiti: The Lost Voices of England’s Churches, London: Ebury Press, →ISBN, page 19
Forms of peascod
| plural | peascods |
|---|---|
| alternative form | peasecod |
| alternative form | peacod |
Origin of peascod
From Middle English pesecod; equivalent to pease + cod.
Questions about peascod
- What does peascod mean?
- Peascod means the legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
- What part of speech is peascod?
- Peascod is a noun.
- What is the plural of peascod?
- The plural of peascod is peascods.
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