pilgarlic
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pilgarlick (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilgarlic (plural pilgarlics)
- (archaic) A bald-headed person.
- 2010, Courtney Sheinmel, Sincerely, page 35:
- Dad turned to Haley, the pliant daughter. “He's a very lanky pumpkin,” he said. “And he's a pilgarlic.”
- (archaic) A pitiable or foolish person.
Quotations[edit]
- 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?
Translations[edit]
bald-headed person — see egghead