Billycock (noun) (historic)
bil-ee-kok
A type of bowler hat.
Mid 19th century said to be from the name of William Coke, nephew of Thomas William Coke, Earl of Leicester (1752–1842).
Example sentences
“He wore a distinctive billcock.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
