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Verb
/ˈpilərē/,
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pillories, plural;
  1. Put (someone) in the pillory

  2. Attack or ridicule publicly
    • - he found himself pilloried by members of his own party
Noun
  1. A wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse

  1. expose to ridicule or public scorn
  2. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
  3. punish by putting in a pillory
  4. savage: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
  5. The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal. The pillory is related to the stocks.
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  8. A public punishment device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and hands, in which convicted offenders were locked and to which their ears were sometimes nailed.
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  10. A medieval punishment and restraining device made of moveable and adjustable boards through which a prisoner's head or limbs were pinned. Pillories were often fixed to the ground in a city's main square and on market days, local criminals were exhibited. ...
  11. (v) - to attack; to ridicule