Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pilfer.
- noun A coat , worn for warmth.
- noun A flannel cloth for an infant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
- noun archaic a
covering put over aninfant's diaper to preventouter clothes from gettingwet
Etymologies
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Anglo-Saxon pylce, pylece, Latin pellicia. See pelisse, and pelt skin.
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Examples
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The pannier training was followed by the little girls being placed on a pilch, and conducted about by a mounted groom with a leading-rein.
The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Alice M. Hayes 1873
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