Piers Plowman
[ peerz-plou-muhn ]
noun
(The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
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How to use Piers Plowman in a sentence
Flap-jack goes back to Piers Plowman, but has been obsolete in England for two centuries.
The American Language | Henry L. MenckenSimilar forms are beau filtz, dear son, Piers Plowman, B. vii.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey ChaucerPriests are called 'goddes knyghtes' in Piers Plowman, B. xi.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey ChaucerBayard was a colloquial name for a horse; see Piers Plowman, B. iv.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey ChaucerSee the curious application of this text to the friars in Piers Plowman, B. xx.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucer
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