Definitions For Pilgarlic

Noun

PILGARLIC (plural PILGARLICs) (archaic) A bald-headed person. (archaic) A pitiable or foolish person.

Quotations

1667, ‘Third Advice to a Painter’: : The plot succeeds: the Dutch in haste prepare, / And poor pilgarlic George's arse they share. 1787, {{w, George Colman the Younger}}, Inkle and Yarico, III.1: : My poor pilgarlic of a master, what will become of him?

Translations

bald-headed person, egghead Finnish: polo, poloinen Russian: бедолага, m, f

Alternative forms

pilgarlick {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Etymology

From pilled/peeled + garlic.

Is Pilgarlic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
19

The word Pilgarlic is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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