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  • Pilloried — 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. Hungering for Puritans to pillory. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, to expose to public… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pilloried — pil·lo·ry || pɪlÉ™rɪ n. stocks, device that holds a prisoner by the head and hands (used as a form of public punishment) v. lock up by the head and hands in stocks; condemn publicly, punish publicly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pillory — pil|lo|ry1 [ˈpıləri] v past tense and past participle pilloried present participle pillorying third person singular pillories [T usually passive] if someone is pilloried, they are publicly criticized by a lot of people, especially in newspapers… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pillory — [[t]pɪ̱ləri[/t]] pillories, pillorying, pilloried 1) VERB: usu passive If someone is pilloried, a lot of people, especially journalists, criticize them and make them look stupid. [be V ed] A man has been forced to resign as a result of being… …   English dictionary

  • pillory — I UK [ˈpɪlərɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pillory : present tense I/you/we/they pillory he/she/it pillories present participle pillorying past tense pilloried past participle pilloried formal to criticize someone publicly He was pilloried… …   English dictionary

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  • Vere Street Coterie — The Vere Street Coterie were a group of men arrested at a Molly house in Vere Street, London in 1810 for sodomy and attempted sodomy. Eight men were eventually convicted. Two were hanged (as per the then still extant sodomy laws promulgated by… …   Wikipedia

  • New Palace Yard — Engraving of Titus Oates being pilloried …   Wikipedia

  • pillory — /pil euh ree/, n., pl. pillories, v., pilloried, pillorying. n. 1. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision. v.t. 2. to set in the pillory. 3. to… …   Universalium

  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

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