pes

[ pees, peys ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural pe·des [pee, -deez, ped, -eez].

1. a foot or footlike part.

pes

¹

/ piːz; peɪz /

noun

1. the technical name for the human foot
2. the corresponding part in higher vertebrates
3. any footlike part

PES

²

abbreviation for

1. Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992

Word History and Origins

Origin of pes¹

First recorded in 1835–45, pes is from the Latin word pēs

Word History and Origins

Origin of pes¹

C19: New Latin: foot

Example Sentences

Stop-motion animation artist PES has unveiled a new short this week.

From The Daily Beast

Pestle, pes′l, or pest′l, n. an instrument for pounding anything in a mortar.

From Project Gutenberg

Crowefote, herbe; amarusca vel amarusca emeroydarum, pes corvi.

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Now is the love-day mad of us foure fyniallyNow may we leve in pes as we were wonte.

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Syringodendron pes-capræ; tangential vertical section in the corky part of the bark, X200.

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Fig. 13, Syringodendron pes-capræ; from Saarbruck; radial vertical section, X200.

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