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Bespeaker
Bespeaker Be*speak"er, n.
One who bespeaks.
PeakedPeak Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Peaking.]
1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear
as, a peak.
There peaketh up a mighty high mount. --Holand.
2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look
thin or sicky. ``Dwindle, peak, and pine.' --Shak.
3. [Cf. Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly. --Shak.
Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch. Peaked
Peaked Peaked, a.
1. Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof.
2. (Oftener ?) Sickly; not robust. [Colloq.]
Speaker
Speaker Speak"er, n.
1. One who speaks. Specifically:
(a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one
who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good
speaker, or a bad speaker.
(b) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one
who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative
assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates;
as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally,
the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the
Speaker of a House of Representatives.
2. A book of selections for declamation. [U. S.]
Speakership
Speakership Speak"er*ship, n.
The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of
Representatives.
Meaning of Peake from wikipedia
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Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an
English actress and narrator. She is
known for her
roles as
Twinkle in dinnerladies, a
sitcom on BBC One (1998–2000)...
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Peake may
refer to:
Hundred of
Peake, a
cadastral unit
Peake,
South Australia, a town and
locality District Council of
Peake, a
former local government...
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Major Timothy "Tim"
Nigel Peake CMG (born 7
April 1972) is a
British European Space Agency astronaut, Army Air
Corps officer and author. He is the first...
- Ryan
Anthony Peake (born
March 1, 1973) is a
Canadian musician,
singer and
songwriter who is best
known as the
rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, and backing...
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Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17
November 1968) was an
English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best
known for what are
usually referred...
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Peake is a surname, and may
refer to:
Archibald Peake (1859–1920),
Australian conservative politician and
Premier of
South Australia Arthur Peake (1865–1929)...
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Major General Frederick Gerard Peake, CMG, CBE, CStJ (12 June 1886 – 30
March 1970),
known as
Peake Pasha, was a
British Army and
police officer and creator...
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Tessa Peake-Jones (born 9 May 1957) is an
English actress who has
appeared in The Dane****
Mystery (1979),
Pride and
Prejudice (1980), When We Are Married...
- Lara
Alexandra Peake (born 4
August 1998)[citation needed] is an
English actress. On television, she is
known for her
roles in the
Channel 4
series Born...
- The
Peake is an
abandoned ruin on the
banks of the
Neales River in far
north South Australia, near the
mound springs complex known as
Freeling Springs...
