"makepeace" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: makepeaces [plural]
Etymology: From make + peace. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|make|peace}} make + peace Head templates: {{en-noun}} makepeace (plural makepeaces)
  1. (rare) A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Peace, People
    Sense id: en-makepeace-en-noun-Sbxb7UKo Disambiguation of People: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 49 51
  2. (obsolete) A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (stick, rod or bundle of twigs): birch, switch
    Sense id: en-makepeace-en-noun-ThZRwqrE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 64 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'stick, rod or bundle of twigs': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: make-peace

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