piccadill

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Etymology

Possibly from Spanish picadillo, from picado (“punctured, pierced”); compare 17th century Spanish picadura (“a similar lace collar”).

Noun

piccadill (plural piccadills)

  1. (historical) A large, broad lace collar from the 17th century.

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