Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Word of the Day: pelf

Word of the Day for Wednesday October 19, 2005 from Dictionary.com

pelf \PELF\, noun: Money; riches; gain;
-- generally conveying the idea of something
ill-gotten.

Pelf comes from Old French pelfre, "booty, stolen goods."
It is related to pilfer.

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