"pirlicue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pirlicues [plural]
Etymology: See purlicue. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pirlicue (plural pirlicues)
  1. (Scotland) A summary, given at the end of an address or sermon, repeating its main points. Tags: Scotland Related terms: purlicue
    Sense id: en-pirlicue-en-noun-fmkjA~Gy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1895, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, The Men of the Moss-hags: Being a History of Adventure, page 261",
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