pilch

[ pilch ]

noun

1. an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.

pilch

/ pɪltʃ /

noun

1. an outer garment, originally one made of skin
2. an infant's outer wrapping, worn over the napkin

Word History and Origins

Origin of pilch¹

before 1000; Middle English pilche a kind of outer garment, Old English pylece < Medieval Latin pellicia a furred garment, Latin pellicea, feminine of pelliceus of skins, hides, derivative of pellis a skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of pilch¹

C17: from Old English pylce a garment made of skin and fur, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis fur

Example Sentences

For a young girl I should like to know what is the objection to a pad, or pilch as they are called, made for use on either side.

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The pad or pilch is apt to turn round, for it is only one little girl in twenty who sits straight.

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Mr Pilch may have known very little of medicine, but he knew enough to make him shake his head as he saw the boy.

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I asked for Mr. Pilch, and was conducted into a private room.

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Pilch sat down at the desk and invited Trigger to make herself comfortable on the couch.

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