pillory in English
- pillory⇄noun 1. a frame of wood erected on a post, with holes through which a person's head and hands were put. The pillory was formerly used as a punishment, being set up in a public place where the crowd could make fun of the offender.
2. (Figurative.) - pillory⇄pillory, noun, pl.-ries,verb, -ried,-rying.
- pillory⇄v.t. 1. to put (a person) in the pillory; punish by exposure in a pillory.
2. (Figurative.) to expose to public ridicule, contempt, or abuse.
Ex. The newspapers pilloried the unpopular mayor.
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