Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilm

/ˈpɪlm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pilm
IPA: /ˈpɪlm/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

verb

To have dust blow about

Example Sentences

"What is the derivation of pilm = dust, so frequently heard in Devon, and its derivatives pilmy, dusty : it pilmeth. [...] Pillom is the full word, of which pilm is a contraction. It appears to have been derived from the British word pylor, dust."
"I may quote the famous definition once given in court to enlighten the Bench and the Bar as to the nature of pilm : " Mucks a-drowed and zo vleeth," that is, " mud dried, and so it flies about "—not a bad definition of pilm, which everybody here knows means dust."

Etymology

Contraction of pillom, apparently from British English pylor (“dust”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pilms (present, singular) pilming (participle, present) pilmed (participle, past) pilmed (past)

Derived Forms

pilmy

Rhymes With

film

Questions

How do you pronounce pilm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪlm/.
What does pilm mean?: dust
Where does pilm come from?: Contraction of pillom, apparently from British English pylor (“dust”).

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