"pilch" meaning in English

See pilch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɪlt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pilch.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pilches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪltʃ Etymology: From Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pilche}} Middle English pilche, {{inh|en|ang|pylċe}} Old English pylċe, {{m|ang|pyleċe}} pyleċe, {{der|en|LL.|pellicia}} Late Latin pellicia, {{doublet|en|pelisse|nocap=1}} doublet of pelisse, {{m|en|pelt||skin}} pelt (“skin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilch (plural pilches)
  1. (obsolete) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pilch-en-noun-PsPEwlvK
  2. (archaic) a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Hides
    Sense id: en-pilch-en-noun-G8rMaSup Disambiguation of Hides: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pilch meaning in English (3.3kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "pilche"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English pilche",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "pylċe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English pylċe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "pyleċe"
      },
      "expansion": "pyleċe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "pellicia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin pellicia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pelisse",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of pelisse",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pelt",
        "3": "",
        "4": "skin"
      },
      "expansion": "pelt (“skin”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pilches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pilch (plural pilches)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur."
      ],
      "id": "en-pilch-en-noun-PsPEwlvK",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Hides",
          "orig": "en:Hides",
          "parents": [
            "Leatherworking",
            "Materials",
            "Crafts",
            "Manufacturing",
            "Society",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1884, Sophia Jex-Blake, The Care of Infants: A Manual for Mothers and Nurses, Macmillan, page 6",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet"
      ],
      "id": "en-pilch-en-noun-G8rMaSup",
      "links": [
        [
          "covering",
          "covering"
        ],
        [
          "infant's",
          "infant"
        ],
        [
          "diaper",
          "diaper"
        ],
        [
          "outer",
          "outer"
        ],
        [
          "clothes",
          "clothes"
        ],
        [
          "wet",
          "wet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɪlt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪltʃ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pilch.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pilch"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪltʃ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪltʃ/1 syllable",
    "en:Hides"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "pilche"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English pilche",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "pylċe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English pylċe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "pyleċe"
      },
      "expansion": "pyleċe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "pellicia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin pellicia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pelisse",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of pelisse",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pelt",
        "3": "",
        "4": "skin"
      },
      "expansion": "pelt (“skin”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pilches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pilch (plural pilches)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1884, Sophia Jex-Blake, The Care of Infants: A Manual for Mothers and Nurses, Macmillan, page 6",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "covering",
          "covering"
        ],
        [
          "infant's",
          "infant"
        ],
        [
          "diaper",
          "diaper"
        ],
        [
          "outer",
          "outer"
        ],
        [
          "clothes",
          "clothes"
        ],
        [
          "wet",
          "wet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɪlt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪltʃ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pilch.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pilch.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pilch"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.