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- [pilch]
- /pɪltʃ/
- /ˈpɪltʃ/
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- [pilch]
- /pɪltʃ/
Definitions of pilch word
- noun pilch an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper. 1
- noun pilch an outer garment, originally one made of skin 0
- noun pilch an infant's outer wrapping, worn over the napkin 0
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Origin of pilch
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English pilche a kind of outer garment, Old English pylece < Medieval Latin pellicia a furred garment, Latin pellicea, feminine of pelliceus of skins, hides, derivative of pellis a skin
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Parts of speech for Pilch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pilch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.