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Definition of Pilch
1. n. A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
Definition of Pilch
1. Noun. (obsolete) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pilch
1. a light saddle [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Pilch
1. A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. Origin: AS. Pylce, pylece, LL. Pellicia. See Pelisse, and Pelt skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilch
Literary usage of Pilch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1831)
"W. Roberts 0 b. Beagley. Alexander 57 b. Ward. f. pilch 29 c. ... F. pilch, Byes
and wide balls, 3 This match may be said to be the commencement of the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"Th game of pilch-and-loss is very common, bein merely the throwing up of halfpence,
the re suit depending on a guess of heads or tails. PITCHED-AWAY. ..."
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