- pillory pil·lo·ry
- ['pɪlərɪ]
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pillory — pil|lo|ry1 [ pıləri ] verb transitive FORMAL to criticize someone publicly: He was pilloried by the French sporting press. pillory pil|lo|ry 2 [ pıləri ] noun count a wooden frame used in the past for publicly punishing people, with holes in it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pillory — Pil lo*ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.] 1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. Hungering for Puritans to pillory. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pillory — [pil′ə rē] n. pl. pillories [ME pilory < OFr pilori < ML pilorium < L pila, column + orium, ORY] 1. a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and hands, in which petty offenders were formerly locked and exposed to… … English World dictionary
Pillory — Pil lo*ry, n.; pl. {Pillories}. [F. pilori; cf. Pr. espitlori, LL. piloricum, pilloricum, pellericum, pellorium, pilorium, spilorium; perhaps from a derivative of L. speculari to look around, observe. Cf. {Speculate}.] A frame of adjustable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pil|lo|ry — «PIHL uhr ee», noun, plural ries, verb, ried, ry|ing. –n. 1. a frame of wood erected on a post, with holes through which a person s head and hands were put. The pillory was formerly used as a punishment, being set up in a public place where the… … Useful english dictionary
pillory — /pil euh ree/, n., pl. pillories, v., pilloried, pillorying. n. 1. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision. v.t. 2. to set in the pillory. 3. to… … Universalium
pillory — pil|lo|ry1 [ˈpıləri] v past tense and past participle pilloried present participle pillorying third person singular pillories [T usually passive] if someone is pilloried, they are publicly criticized by a lot of people, especially in newspapers… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pillory — pil•lo•ry [[t]ˈpɪl ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries, 1) a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision 2) to set in the pillory 3) to expose to public derision or… … From formal English to slang
pillory — pil·lory … English syllables
Pilloried — Pillory Pil lo*ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.] 1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. Hungering for Puritans to pillory. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, to expose to public… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pillorying — Pillory Pil lo*ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.] 1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. Hungering for Puritans to pillory. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, to expose to public… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
