PILGARLIC Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Pilgarlic comes from the supposed resemblance between a bald head and peeled garlic - "pilled garlic," in British dialect The verb "pill" comes in part from the Old English "pilian" ("to peel"), which is thought to trace back to "pilus "
pilgarlic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (archaic) A pitiable or foolish person The plot succeeds: the Dutch in haste prepare, And poor pilgarlic George's arse they share My poor pilgarlic of a master, what will become of him?
A. Word. A. Day --pilgarlic - wordsmith. org Literally peeled garlic, from pill (to peel) + garlic Earliest documented use: 1529 "With his cherubic face, big blue eyes, pilgarlic pate, steel-rimmed glasses, and shuffling gait, Horace Greeley looked more like a character out of a Dickens novel than a presidential hopeful "