English Dictionary: pillorying | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pillory \Pil"lo*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.] 1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. [bd]Hungering for Puritans to pillory.[b8] --Macaulay. 2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. --Gladstone. |