Pilcrow Definition
pĭlkrō
noun
A typographical character (¶) used as in marking the beginning of a paragraph.
Webster's New World
The symbol (¶).
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Pilcrow
Noun
Singular:
pilcrow
Plural:
pilcrowsOrigin of Pilcrow
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Alteration (influenced by crow) of Middle English pilcraft pilcrow, paragraph alteration (influenced by Middle English pill to peel, make bald) (and craft skill, work, piece of work) of Old French paragrafe, pelagraphe paragraph paragraph
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Probably an alteration of Middle English pylcrafte, modification of Late Latin paragraphus.
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