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† pelfry Obs.
Forms: α. 5 pelfere, 6 -fre, -frey, -fray, -fery, -fary, -pelfry. β. 5–6 pil-, pylfre.
[a. ONF. *pelferie, instanced 14–15th c. in forms peuferie, peufferie, mod. Norm. peuferie, peufrie (Godef.) frippery. See also pilfery.]
1. Things pilfered; booty, spoil.
c1460Promp. Parv. 391/1 (MS. S) Pelfrey, spolium. 1565Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 642 The gaines and pelferies that the Phariseis made of the people.
2. Trumpery, rubbish, trash; = pelf n. 4.
a1529Skelton Agst. Garnesche Wks. 1843 I. 125 Soche pelfry thou hast pachchyd, And so thyselfe houyr wachyd. 1538Bp. Shaxton in Burnet Hist. Ref. (1715) III. Collect. Rec. 146 Lockes of Heere, and filthy Ragges, Gobbetts of Wodde, under the Name of Parcells of the Holy Cross, and such Pelfrie. 1545R. Ascham Toxoph. (Arb.) 83 He..settes out much rifraffe, pelfery, trumpery, baggage and beggerie ware. 1551Cranmer Answ. Bp. Gardiner Pref. A iij, Indulgences, Beades, Pardons, Pilgremages, and suche other pelfray. |