pilfer

i. & t. [O. Fr. pelfrer =to pilfer, from pelfre booty, pelf (q. v.).] A. Intransitive : To practice or indulge in petty theft; to steal in small quantities. "A wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers." Shakesp.: Henry V., 1. 2. IMG:content-1072.png:[blocks in formation] pil'-fer-ing, pr . par ., a . & 8. [PILFER.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: Petty theft. "Pilferings and most common trespa es." Shakesp.: Lear , ii. 2. pil-fer-ing-ly, adv . [Eng. pilfering ; -ly.] In a pilfering manner; with petty theft; filchingly. pil-fer-, *pil-fry, s. [Eng. pilfer ; -y.] Petty theft; pilfering. "He ne , shabbine . "Some scorned the pildne of his garments."- Hack luyt: Voyages, iii. 167. pile-1-form, a. [Lat. pileus a cap or hat, and form a form.] Having the form or shape of a hat or cap; pileate. *pile-ment, s. [Eng. pile (1), v.; -ment.] An accumulation, a pile, a heap. "Costly pilements of some curious stone." *pi-len-tům, s. [Lat.] IMG:content-1073.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Gen.: Any small cap-like body. 2. Spec .: The receptacle of certain fungals. pi-lě-ō-mạ, s. [ Gr.pileō =to comb.] Ichthy.: A genus of Percide, from the lakes and rivers of this country.