peise
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Is peise a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of peise?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.obsolete
2. (obsolete, figuratively) To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).figurativelyobsolete
3. (obsolete, figuratively) To weigh down, retardExamples: "I speak too long; but 'tis to peise the time, To eke it, and to draw it out in length, […]"figurativelyobsolete
noun (English)
1. (obsolete, dialectal, UK) A weight; a poise.Examples: "To weigh pence with a peise."UKdialectalobsolete
2. (obsolete) A heavy blow, an impact.Examples: "Great Ptolomæe it for his lemans sake / Ybuilded all of glasse, by Magicke powre, / And also it impregnable did make; / Yet when his loue was false, he with a peaze it brake."obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary