"chitterling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chitterlings [plural]
Etymology: When ironed out, the frill resembled the small entrails, or chitterlings. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chitterling (plural chitterlings)
  1. (obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-chitterling-en-noun-TRE3GH0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 79 21
  2. A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
    Sense id: en-chitterling-en-noun-IGjsAOvO

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          "text": "And some wear lattice caps with three horns, three corners I should say, like the forked caps of popish priests, with their periwinkles, chitterlings, and the like apish toys of infinite variety",
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