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Word of the Day – Pilcrow

By March 10, 2024Word of the Day

Pilcrow (noun)

pil-kroh

a paragraph mark.

First recorded around 1400–50. An apparent alteration of the late Middle English word pylcraft(e), perhaps from Old French paragrafe, pelagraphe.

Example sentences

“The editor asked the writer to insert pilcrows to indicate new paragraphs in the manuscript..”

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