Peep"hole` (?), n. A hole, or crevice, through which one may peep
without being discovered.
Peep"ing hole`. See Peephole.
Pee"pul tree` (?). [Hind. ppal, Skr. pippala.] (Bot.) A sacred tree
(Ficus religiosa) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains
great size and venerable age. See Bo tree. [Written also pippul tree,
and pipal tree.]
Peer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Peering.]
[OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. paraÓtre to appear, L. parere. Cf.
Appear.] 1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic]
So honor peereth in the meanest habit.
Shak.
See how his gorget peers above his gown!
B. Jonson.
2. [Perh. a different word; cf. OE. piren, LG. piren. Cf. Pry to peep.]
To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering
day. Milton.
Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads.
Shak.
As if through a dungeon grate he peered.
Coleridge.
Peer, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal. Cf. Apparel,
Pair, Par, n., Umpire.] 1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments,
character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.
In song he never had his peer.
Dryden.
Shall they consort only with their peers?