pilchとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /pɪlt͡ʃ/
• 韻: -ɪltʃ

名詞

pilch (plural pilches)

1. (obsolete) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     will you pluck your sword out of his pilches?

2. (archaic) A covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet.
   • 1884, Sophia Jex-Blake, The Care of Infants: A Manual for Mothers and Nurses, Macmillan, page 6:

     It used to be the fashion to put a second thick covering or "pilch" over the napkin to keep the outer clothes from wet; but this is by no means healthy, as it over-heats this part of the body, and is often a mere excuse for neglecting the frequent changes that should be made, so that the skin is apt to become sodden, and subsequently sore, from damp heat.

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