pilch

See also: Pilch

English

Etymology

From Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪlt͡ʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪltʃ

Noun

pilch (plural pilches)

1. (obsolete) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     will you pluck your sword out of his pilches?

2. (archaic) a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet
   • 1884, Sophia Jex-Blake, The Care of Infants: A Manual for Mothers and Nurses, Macmillan, page 6:

     It used to be the fashion to put a second thick covering or "pilch" over the napkin to keep the outer clothes from wet; but this is by no means healthy, as it over-heats this part of the body, and is often a mere excuse for neglecting the frequent changes that should be made, so that the skin is apt to become sodden, and subsequently sore, from damp heat.

Middle English

Noun

pilch

1. Alternative form of pilche

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pilx/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ilx
• Syllabification: pilch

Noun

pilch m animal

1. edible dormouse (Glis glis)

   Synonym: popielica

Declension

Declension of pilch

	singular	plural
nominative	pilch	pilchy
genitive	pilcha	pilchów
dative	pilchowi	pilchom
accusative	pilcha	pilchy
instrumental	pilchem	pilchami
locative	pilchu	pilchach
vocative	pilchu	pilchy

Further reading

• pilch in Polish dictionaries at PWN