Paillard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A slice of meat pounded thin and grilled.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of palliard. alt-of, alternative

    "Not only a debauched paillard but a cruel murtherer."

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beggarbeggarbumderelictfloaterscatterling

Example

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"Not only a debauched paillard but a cruel murtherer."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French paillard in the 1970s, from the name of a restaurant in Paris, from its proprietor's surname, Paillard.

Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Middle French palliard, see palliard.

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