Pistle

//ˈpɪsl̩// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of epistle. archaic, obsolete

    "when they were departed / they cam to Antioche and gaddred the multitude togedder and delivered the piſtle."

  2. 2
    A story conveyed verbally. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter. obsolete, rare, transitive

Synonyms

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epistle

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"when they were departed / they cam to Antioche and gaddred the multitude togedder and delivered the piſtle."

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other forms], from Old English pistol (“letter, epistle”), an aphetic form of epistol, epistola, from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”): see further at epistle. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates Scots pistil, pistle

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