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pelfray

/ˈpɛlfɹi/

pelfray noun: pelf.

Noun

pelfray (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) pelf
  2. (figuratively, obsolete) rubbish; trash
    • beads, pardons, pilgrimages, and such other pelfraya. 1556, Thomas Cranmer, An Answer to a Crafty and Sophistical Cavillation devised by Stephen Gadiner

Forms of pelfray

alternative formpelfry

Words that rhyme with pelfray

Questions about pelfray

What does pelfray mean?
Pelfray means pelf.
What part of speech is pelfray?
Pelfray is a noun.
How do you pronounce pelfray?
Pelfray is pronounced /ˈpɛlfɹi/.

Words near pelfray in the dictionary

  1. pelf
  2. pelfe
  3. pelfie
  4. pelfies
  5. pelfish
  6. pelfray
  7. Pelfrey
  8. Pelfreys
  9. pelfries
  10. pelfry
  11. pelfs

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