pavy
(ˈpeɪvɪ)
[a. F. pavie, from Pavie Pavia.]
A hard clingstone peach or nectarine.
| 1675 Phil. Trans. X. 373 Plums, Peaches, Pavyes, Apples and Pears. 1685 Temple Gardening Wks. 1720 I. 183 Of the Pavies or Hard Peaches, I know none good here but the Newington. 1766 Complete Farmer s.v. Peach-tree, The French distinguish those we call peaches into two sorts, viz. pavies, and peaches. 1892 Chambers' Encycl. VII. 824. |