See also: Paillard

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French paillard in the 1970s, from the name of a restaurant in Paris, from its proprietor's surname, Paillard.

Noun

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paillard (plural paillards)

  1. (cooking) A slice of meat pounded thin and grilled.
    Coordinate term: escalope
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English, from Middle French palliard, see palliard.

Noun

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paillard (plural paillards)

  1. Alternative form of palliard
    • 1690, Kirkton, Hist. Ch. Scotland II, page 84:
      Not only a debauched paillard but a cruel murtherer.
    • 1851, Borrow, Lavengro III, page 315:
      The male part of the upper class are [] a parcel of poor, shaking, nervous paillards.

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French

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Etymology

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From paille +‎ -ard.

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Adjective

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paillard (feminine paillarde, masculine plural paillards, feminine plural paillardes)

  1. bawdy, lewd

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Noun

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paillard m (plural paillards, feminine paillarde)

  1. A dissolute or depraved person.

Descendants

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  • Catalan: pallard

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Italian

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Noun

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paillard m (invariable)

  1. paillard (grilled sirloin)

Norman

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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paillard m (plural paillards)

  1. (Jersey) tramp, vagabond

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