Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peascod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peas-cod
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.

Archaic

noun

A padded doublet fashionable in 16th century Europe.

Example Sentences

"[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."

Etymology

From Middle English pesecod; equivalent to pease + cod.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pesecod

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

peascods (plural) peasecod (alternative) peacod (alternative)

Phrases

peascod breastplate

Frequently Paired Words

peascod breastplate peapod

Questions

What does peascod mean?: The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
Where does peascod come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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