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put in the pillory

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  • pillory — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) hist. a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, enabling the public to assault or ridicule a person so imprisoned. v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 expose (a person) to ridicule or public contempt. 2 hist. put in the pillory.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pillory — 1. noun offenders were put in the pillory Syn: stocks 2. verb 1) he was pilloried by the press Syn: attack, criticize, censure, condemn, denigrate, lambaste, savage, stigmatize, denounce; informal knock, slam …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Pillory — The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse.The word is documented in English since 1274 (attested in Anglo Latin from c.1189), and stems from Old French pellori (1168;… …   Wikipedia

  • pillory — ► NOUN (pl. pillories) ▪ a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse. ► VERB (pillories, pilloried) 1) put in a pillory. 2) attack or ridicule publicly. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • Pillory — A device which held an offender by head and hands or by hands and feet for public punishment, where public humiliation was intense. Offenders were to be amerced the first two or three times, so long as the offence were not too grievous. However,… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • The Hunchback of Notre-Dame — This article is about the Victor Hugo novel. For other uses, see The Hunchback of Notre Dame (disambiguation). The Hunchback of Notre Dame   …   Wikipedia

  • pillory — 1. noun /pɪlə(ɹ)i/ A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. 2. verb /pɪlə(ɹ)i/ a) To put in a pillory. b) To …   Wiktionary

  • pillory — noun (plural pillories) a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse. verb (pillories, pillorying, pilloried) 1》 put in a pillory. 2》 attack or ridicule publicly.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Infobox Book name = The Hunchback of Notre Dame title orig = Notre Dame de Paris translator = image caption = 1831 illustration from the first edition of Hunchback author = Victor Hugo illustrator = Alfred Barbou (original) cover artist = country …   Wikipedia

  • Society for the Reformation of Manners — The Society for the Reformation of Manners [In 17th century English, manners meant morals rather than etiquette.] was founded in the Tower Hamlets area of London in 1691. [http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/1727ruin.htm Reformation Necessary to… …   Wikipedia

  • The Space Trilogy — Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength Author Clive Staples Lewis Country United Kingdom Language …   Wikipedia

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