† picaryadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of pica.
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picary1620
pical1661
coprophagic1906
1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 123 They helpe their picarie affections.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.1620- to fall under discussion
- to fall unto
- to fall upon
- to fall upon a person's neck
- to fall upon ears
- to fall upon etc ears
- to fall upon hard times
- to fall upon lot
- to fall upon one's feet
- to fall upon one's legs
- to fall upon receptive ears
- to fall upon stint
- to fall upon the ear
- to fall upon the town
- to fall upon understanding ears
- to fall victim to
- to fall with
- to fall with bairn
- to fall with child
- to fall with one's nose in the butter
- to fall, come to the ground, sit between two stools
- to fall, get, go to loggerheads
- to fall, go, kneel, lie, set oneself, sit down on one's knees
- to fall, go, kneel, lie, set oneself, sit down on one's knees on knee(s
- to fall, lie in occasionally of swoon