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pilece

  • noun [ feminine ]
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pilece, an; f.
A robe of skin, pelisse
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  • Pylece

    pellicie,

      Wrt. Voc, i. 81, 68.
  • Hwí worhte God pylcan Adame and Eve æfter ðam gylte? Ðæt hé geswutelode mid ðám deádum fellum ðæt hí wǽron ðá deádlíce,

      Boutr. Scrd. 20, 28.
Etymology
[He to-rendeð þe olde pilche of his deadliche uelle, A. R. 362, 29. Pylche pellicium, pellicia, Prompt. Parv. 397; see the note, where many instances of the word are given. O. H. Ger. pelliz : Icel. piliza, pilia a fur coat. From Latin.]
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v.  pylece.
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