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Piccadil

Pic"ca*dil\, Piccadilly \Pic`ca*dil"ly\, n. [OF. piccagilles the several divisions of pieces fastened together about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp. picado, p. p. of picar to prick. See Pike.] A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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