pelfray

English

Alternative forms

• pelfry

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛlfɹi/, /ˈpɛlfɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛlfɹi

Noun

pelfray (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) pelf (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (obsolete, figurative) rubbish; trash
   • a. 1556, Thomas Cranmer, An Answer to a Crafty and Sophistical Cavillation devised by Stephen Gadiner:

     beads, pardons, pilgrimages, and such other pelfray

References

“pelfray”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Palfrey, palfrey