pilch

From Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”).

• IPA^(key): /pɪlt͡ʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪltʃ

pilch (plural pilches)

1. (obsolete) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     will you pluck your sword out of his pilches?

2. (archaic) a covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet
   • 1884, Sophia Jex-Blake, The Care of Infants: A Manual for Mothers and Nurses, Macmillan, page 6:

     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.

pilch

1. alternative form of pilche

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpilx/

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• Rhymes: -ilx
• Syllabification: pilch
• Homophone: Pilch

pilch m animal

1. edible dormouse (Glis glis)

   Synonym: popielica

• pilch in Polish dictionaries at PWN