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pistle

noun
/ˈpɪsl̩/UK/ˈpɪs(ə)l/US

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other forms], from Old English pistol (“letter, epistle”), an aphetic form of epistol, epistola, from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”): see further at epistle. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates Scots pistil, pistle

  1. derived from epistola — “letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”
  2. inherited from pistol — “letter, epistle”
  3. inherited from pistel

Definitions

  1. Synonym of epistle.

    • when they were departed / they cam to Antioche and gaddred the multitude togedder and delivered the piſtle.

  2. A story conveyed verbally.

  3. To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA