pilche

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pelche, pilch, pilchche, pulche, pylche

Etymology

Inherited from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpilt͡ʃ(ə)/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛlt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈpult͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

pilche (plural pilches)

1. A pelisse; a fur overgarment or coat.
2. (by extension) A skin or hair coat.

Descendants

• English: pilch (obsolete)
• Scots: pilch, pilsh

References

• “pilch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.