Peppered

Peppered
Pepper Pep"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peppering}.] 1. To sprinkle or season with pepper. [1913 Webster]

2. Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds. ``I have peppered two of them.'' ``I am peppered, I warrant, for this world.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • peppered — adjective a) Seasoned with pepper. This heavily peppered soup was traditionally prepared to celebrate the rite of marriage in Languedoc. b) Speckled. Prior to 1900, within the population of peppered moths the vast majority were lightly peppered;… …   Wiktionary

  • Peppered butterflyfish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • peppered moth — см. Приложение 1 (Biston betularia). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • peppered moth — peppered moth. См. березовая пяденица. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Peppered moth evolution — This article is about the peppered moth s significance in evolutionary biology. For its evolutionary ancestry, see Insect evolution. Biston betularia f. typica, the white bodied peppered moth …   Wikipedia

  • Peppered moth — Taxobox name = Peppered moth status = NE status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Biston betularia betularia Verify source|date=July 2007 morpha typica image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera… …   Wikipedia

  • Peppered Tree Frog — Taxobox | name = Peppered Tree Frog status = CR | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Hylidae genus = Litoria species = L. piperata binomial = Litoria piperata binomial authority …   Wikipedia

  • Peppered catshark — Taxobox name = Peppered catshark status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Carcharhiniformes familia = Scyliorhinidae genus = Galeus species = G. piperatus binomial = Galeus… …   Wikipedia

  • Peppered With Smut — Infobox Album | Name = Peppered with Smut Type = Album Artist = Manic Opera Released = 1999? Recorded = 1999? Genre = Length = Label = None Producer = Manic Opera Reviews = |Peppered with Smut is an album by New Zealand comedic group, Manic Opera …   Wikipedia

  • peppered moth — ▪ insect       species of European moth in the family Geometridae (order Lepidoptera (lepidopteran)) that has speckled black and white wings. It is of significance in exemplifying natural selection through industrial melanism because the… …   Universalium

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