Pell noun². [pɛl] E20.
[from John Pell: see PELLIAN.]
Math. In full Pell equation, Pell's equation. A Diophantine equation of the form x²ay²=1 (where a, x, and y are integers).

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pell noun¹. [pɛl] obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
[Anglo-Norman pell, peal, Old French pel (mod. peau) from Latin pellis skin, leather, parchment.]
1. An animal skin or hide; esp. a furred skin used to make, line, or trim a cloak. ME-L16.

2. Hist. Either of two rolls of parchment for recording receipts and disbursements, formerly kept at the Exchequer; the Pells, the Office of the Exchequer in which these rolls were kept. LME.
Clerk of the Pells Hist. an officer formerly charged with the entry of receipts and disbursements on the pells.

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pell verb. [pɛl] ME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. rel. to Latin pellere drive. Cf. PEAL verb¹.]
1. verb intrans. Move hurriedly, rush. Long obsolete exc. Scot. & dial. ME.

2. verb trans. & intrans. Beat or knock (a person) down or down violently. Now Scot. LME.

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