English Explanatory Dictionary

piccadill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, broad lace collar from the 17th century.

Word forms

piccadill piccadills picadill piccadell piccadil piccadilly pickadell pickadil pickadill pickadilly

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish picadillo, from picado (“punctured, pierced”); compare 17th century Spanish picadura (“a similar lace collar”).

Derived words

Piccadilly
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