pilch
See also: Pilch
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pɪlt͡ʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪltʃ
Noun
editpilch (plural pilches)
- (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?
- (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
editNoun
editpilch
- Alternative form of pilche
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpilch m animal
- edible dormouse (Glis glis)
- Synonym: popielica
Declension
editDeclension of pilch
Further reading
edit- pilch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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