pilgarlic
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- pilgarlick (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From pilled / peeled + garlic.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /pɪlˈɡɑːlɪk/
Noun [edit]
pilgarlic (plural pilgarlics)
- (archaic) A bald-headed person; a pitiable or foolish person.
- 1667, ‘Third Advice to a Painter’:
- The plot succeeds: the Dutch in haste prepare, / And poor pilgarlic George's arse they share.
- 1787, George Colman the Younger, Inkle and Yarico, III.1:
- My poor pilgarlic of a master, what will become of him?
- 2010, Courtney Sheinmel, Sincerely, p. 35:
- Dad turned to Haley, the pliant daughter. “He's a very lanky pumpkin,” he said. “And he's a pilgarlic.”
- 1667, ‘Third Advice to a Painter’:
Translations [edit]
bald-headed person — see egghead
