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Webster 1913 Edition


Piccadilly

{

Pic′ca-dil

,

Picˊca-dil′ly

, }
Noun.
[OF.
piccagilles
the several divisions of pieces fastened together about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp.
picado
, p. p. of
picar
to prick. See
Pike
.]
A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, – worn by men in the 17th century.

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Piccadilly

Piccadilly

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English

Proper noun

Piccadilly

  1. Piccadilly, a street running from Hyde Park Corner to Piccadilly Circus
  2. the surrounding area
  3. The Piccadilly Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway.

piccadilly

piccadilly

See also: Piccadilly

English

Noun

piccadilly (plural picadillies)

  1. (obsolete) piccadill