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pilloried
Variant of pillory
noun pl. pillories
- a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and hands, in which petty offenders were formerly locked and exposed to public scorn
- any exposure to public scorn, etc.
transitive verb pilloried, pillorying
- to punish by placing in a pillory
- to lay open to public ridicule, scorn, or abuse
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