PIRLICUE

Etymology

See purlicue.

Noun

pirlicue (plural pirlicues)

(Scotland) A summary, given at the end of an address or sermon, repeating its main points.

Source: Wiktionary



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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