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Meanings of
pillory
in inglês
russo
позорный столб
português
pelourinho
espanhol
picota
catalão
costell
Back to the meaning
Whipping-post.
Related terms
insignia
torture instrument
português
pelourinho
espanhol
tratar salvajemente
Back to the meaning
Criticize harshly or violently.
savage
blast
crucify
espanhol
tratar salvajemente
Expose to ridicule or public scorn.
gibbet
Usage of
pillory
in inglês
1
The
pillory
continued in use until the accession of Victoria in 1837.
2
She is sentenced; to-morrow she is to go about in the
pillory
.
3
The man who wrote it ought to be put in the
pillory
.
4
Must that poor wretch in the
pillory
stand out in the rain?
5
Compared with that, even standing in the
pillory
was not specially grievous.
6
Wretched playactor, we will put him in the
pillory
for his success.
7
Instead of the whipping post, he instituted the
pillory
and barrel shirt.
8
The
pillory
stood not far away, and the May-pole is also mentioned.
9
The Loyalists, for years, put Boston as in a
pillory
for punishment.
10
As for those who do hurt flies, we
pillory
them in history.
11
Is a man ever put in the
pillory
for a capital crime?
12
Still, we had to endure our
pillory
for a long while yet.
13
Colonel von Szekuly to three days of
pillory
,
and four years' detention.
14
Green closed the
pillory
and locked it, trapping Matthew's head and arms.
15
For the liberated prisoner: twenty years hard labor, and the
pillory
.
16
Furthermore, this proposal opens the door for our main competitors to
pillory
us.
Other examples for "pillory"
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About this term
pillory
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
public pillory
deserve the pillory
same pillory
become a pillory
perpetual pillory
More collocations
Translations for
pillory
russo
позорный столб
português
pelourinho
picota
espanhol
picota
tratar salvajemente
crucificar
masacrar
catalão
costell
picota
Pillory
through the time
Pillory
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common