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Definition of: pillory
(pil′ər·ē) noun plural ·ries
Formerly, a framework in which an offender was fastened by the neck and wrists and exposed to public scorn.
—v.t. ·ried, ·ry·ing
1. To set in the pillory.
2. To hold up to public scorn or ridicule. [<OF pellori, pilori, appar. <dial. OF (Gascon) espilori <Provençal espitlori,? <Catalan espitlera a little window, peephole]
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