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† ˈpilledow Sc. Obs. [For pilled daw: see pilled, and cf. caddow.] A plucked or bald daw; fig. a tonsured priest.1603 Proph. of Merlin (Bannatyne Cl.) 12 Their shal a Galyart gayt with a gilten horne A Pilledow with a tode, sic a prime holde. 1603 Proph. of Waldhaue (ibid.) 33 A proude powne in a pr...
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pilgarlic
pilgarlic (pɪlˈgɑːlɪk) Also 6 pyllyd, 7 pild-, peeled garlic(k; 7–9 peel-garlic. [f. pilled, peeled ppl. a.1 + garlic n.; cf. pilcorn, pilledow, pilpate.] An appellation given first to a ‘pilled’ or bald head, ludicrously likened to a peeled head of garlic (see garlic-head, garlic n. 3), and then to...
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