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单词 pilgarlic
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pilgarlic

[ pil-gahr-lik ]
/ pɪlˈgɑr lɪk /
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noun

a person regarded with mild or pretended contempt or pity.
Obsolete. a baldheaded man.

Origin of pilgarlic

1520–30; earlier pyllyd garleke literally, peeled garlic, originally metaphor for a bald man, whose head is compared to a peeled garlic bulb. See pill2, garlic

OTHER WORDS FROM pilgarlic

pil·gar·lick·y, adjective

Words nearby pilgarlic

pileup, pileus, pilewort, pilfer, pilferage, pilgarlic, pilgrim, pilgrimage, Pilgrimage of Grace, pilgrim bottle, Pilgrim Fathers
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Example sentences from the Web for pilgarlic

  • The light one shall be Peezletree and the dark one Pilgarlic.

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British Dictionary definitions for pilgarlic

pilgarlic
/ (pɪlˈɡɑːlɪk) /

noun

obsolete a bald head or a man with a bald head
dialect a pitiable person

Word Origin for pilgarlic

C16: literally: peeled garlic
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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