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▪ I. pelf, n. (pɛlf) Also 6 pylfe, 9 dial. pilf. [ME. a. ONF. *pelfe, instanced 1370 as peuffe, mod. Norman peufe, var. of OF. pelfre (11th c. in Godef.), peufre spoil; ulterior derivation uncertain; perh. related to L. pilāre in sense ‘to pillage’, F. piller.] † 1. Property pilfered or stolen, spoi...
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James Worsdale
Paul's, Covent Garden On his tombstone was inscribed his epitaph, written by himself:
Eager to get, but not to keep, the pelf,
A friend to all mankind
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pelfish
† ˈpelfish, a. Obs. [f. pelf n. + -ish1.] Of the nature of pelf, rubbishy, paltry.1577 Stanyhurst Descr. Irel. Ep. Ded. in Holinshed I. 1 b/2 That I may the sooner vnbroyde y⊇ pelfish trash, that is wrapt wythin thys Treatise. ― Contn. Hist. Irel. Ded. ibid. 76/1 Hee shall bee sure, to fynde them th...
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Bushido Karaoke
Track listing
"Pelf Help"
"Booze & Pills"
"Standing in Line at the Gates of Hell"
"Continental Grift"
"Old World New World"
"Hidden Leaves"
"Father
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National Herald case: Rahul Gandhi, his mother and the Al ... - Firstpost
Jun 15, 2022Gautam Mukherjee June 15, 2022 08:33:13 IST. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Image courtesy @INCIndia/Twitter. For the Gandhi family, after all the pelf and power, over decades, of providing three prime ministers and one remote controller, this is the Al Capone moment. Almost regal, even in a republic, an above-the-law comportment has gone ...
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pielf
† pielf variant of pelf v. Obs., to pilfer.1542 Udall Erasm. Apoph. 105 A poore sely folle that hath percase pielfed away tenne grotes. Ibid. 126 The one partie had pielfed, or embesleed awaye a thyng of the others.
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Semi-Tough
Lotte Lenya as Clara Pelf
Richard Masur as Phillip Hooper
Carl Weathers as Dreamer Tatum
Brian Dennehy as T.J. A form of Rolfing is also parodied in the film by Lotte Lenya, whose character Clara Pelf is seen as a spoof of "a Rolf-like masseuse".
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pelfry
† 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.c 1460 Promp. Parv. 391/1 (M...
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pilfer
▪ I. pilfer, n. Now rare. (ˈpɪlfə(r)) Forms: 5 pilfre, pelfyr, -fere, 5–6 pylfre, 7– pilfer. [In earlier form app. a. OF. pelfre spoil (11th c. in Godef.): see pelf n. In 17th c. use, perh. viewed as formed immediately on pilfer v.] 1. That which is pilfered or plundered; spoil, plunder, booty; in e...
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St MacNissi's College
And share, "midst all your luxury and pelf", one thought for others out of ten for self'".
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coblative
† coblative, a. Obs. humorous. Of a cobbled-up sort. (A play on copulative.)1606 Choice, Chance, & C. (1881) 24 Oh cursed pelf, that makes such a Coblatiue Coniunction.
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Armstrong County, South Dakota
All Hail to Armstrong County,
Where there’s no 'share the pelf,'
And despite the Welfare Staters,
Each does things for himself!
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unlasting
unˈlasting, ppl. a. (un-1 10.)1585 Abp. Sandys Serm. ix. 146 Mans life is as vnlasting as a flower. 1790 A. Wilson Epist. to A. Clarke Poet. Wks. (1846) 48 Struggling hard for base unlasting pelf.
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St Killian's College
And share, "midst all your luxury and pelf", One thought for others out of ten for self."
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Baalite
Baalite (ˈbeɪəlaɪt) [f. Baal + -ite.] = prec. Baalitical (beɪəˈlɪtɪkəl) a., of Baal or Baalites.1639 Sanderson Serm. II. 134 Elijah once said to the Baalites, etc. 1821 Keats Isabel lvii, Those Baälites of pelf, Her brethren. 1659 W. Brough Sacr. Princ. 558 No Argument this to fall to..Baalitical Wo...
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