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pilchers

pilchers noun: synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) to prevent leakage.”). Also the plural of pilcher.

Noun

pilchers pl (plural only)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, dated, plural, plural-only) Synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) to prevent leakage.”).
    Synonyms:
    plastic pants

Proper noun capitalized: Pilchers

Pilchers

  1. (plural) plural of Pilcher

Also used as

pilchers is also the plural of pilcher.

Synonyms of pilchers

Origin of pilchers

From pilch.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about pilchers

What does pilchers mean?
Pilchers means synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) to prevent leakage.”).
What part of speech is pilchers?
Pilchers can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near pilchers in the dictionary

  1. Pilbrow
  2. pilch
  3. pilchard
  4. pilchards
  5. pilcher
  6. pilchers
  7. pilches
  8. pilciloricid
  9. Pilcomayo
  10. pilcorn
  11. pilcorns

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