PILLORY


Meaning of PILLORY in English

I. verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Carter was pilloried for his military policies.

Harper was pilloried in the press after his team's sixth consecutive defeat.

Middleton suffered the ultimate humiliation of being pilloried by his colleagues in front of the television cameras.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

They were clearly on the lookout for a second opening to pillory their headmistress.

We do not want to pillory people without cause.

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

The gardens contain many trees and a large collection of orchids, as well as old tombstones, Manueline windows and a fifteenth-century pillory .

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