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Peg
n.
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One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
Peg
n.
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One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
Peg
n.
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A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg."
Pegged
imp. & p. p.
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of Peg
Pegging
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Peg
Peg
v. t.
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To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
Peg
v. t.
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To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
Peg
v. i.
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To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
Pegasean
a.
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Of or pertaining to Pegasus, or, figuratively, to poetry.
Pegasoid
a.
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Like or pertaining to Pegasus.
Pegasus
n.
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A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of poetic inspiration.
Pegasus
n.
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A northen constellation near the vernal equinoctial point. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of Pegasus.
Pegasus
n.
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A genus of small fishes, having large pectoral fins, and the body covered with hard, bony plates. Several species are known from the East Indies and China.
Pegger
n.
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One who fastens with pegs.
Pegging
n.
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The act or process of fastening with pegs.
Pegm
n.
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A sort of moving machine employed in the old pageants.
Pegmatite
n.
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Graphic granite. See under Granite.
Pegmatite
n.
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More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein material in other rocks.
Pegmatitic
a.
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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pegmatite; as, the pegmatic structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite.
Pegomancy
n.
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Divination by fountains.
Pegroots
n.
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Same as Setterwort.
Pehlevi
n.
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An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings.
Pein
n.
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See Peen.
Peirameter
n.
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A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
Peirastic
a.
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Fitted for trail or test; experimental; tentative; treating of attempts.
Peise
n.
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A weight; a poise.
Peise
v. t.
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To poise or weight.
Peitrel
n.
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See Peytrel.
Pejorative
a.
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Implying or imputing evil; depreciatory; disparaging; unfavorable.
Pekan
n.
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See Fisher, 2.