pelfray

noun — 2 senses

pelfray

noun

/ˈpɛlfɹi/ · /ˈpɛlfɹeɪ/

1

Obsolete pelf

2

Figuratively, Obsolete rubbish; trash

  • beads, pardons, pilgrimages, and such other pelfraya. 1556, Thomas Cranmer, An Answer to a Crafty and Sophistical Cavillation devised by Stephen Gadiner:

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