of that ilk

of that ilk
of that ilk
1. Of that same, ie of the estate of the same name as the family (Scot)
2. Of that class, type or kind (non-standard)
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Main Entry:ilk

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of its/​that/​their ilk phrase
of its/​that/​their particular type or kind

A proposal of that ilk seems reasonable to me.

The show is by no means the worst of its ilk.

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  • Of that ilk — Ilk Ilk, a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. {Each}.] Same; each; every. [Archaic] Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Of that ilk}, (a) denoting that a person s surname and the title of his estate are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i.e.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Of that Ilk — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Of that Ilk (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on of that ilk instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/of that ilk …   Wikipedia

  • of that ilk — adjective a) Having a name that is the same as the place where one lives. Johnstone of that ilk = Johnstone from Johnstone b) Of that kind; of the same kind of person or thing as the one just mentioned.<!The OED marks this sense as erroneous …   Wiktionary

  • Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk — Sir Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet, CVO, QC, Ph.D (9 April 1919 ndash;27 February 1985) was a British officer of arms and genealogist.The son of Lieutenant Commander Gerald Moncreiffe, RN, and Hilda, daughter of the Comte de …   Wikipedia

  • of that ilk — Scottish, chiefly archaic of the place or estate of the same name. → ilk …   English new terms dictionary

  • ilk — is a word that arouses passions when it is used to mean ‘kind or sort’: • Fifteen years a faithful husband, that was his ilk Saul Bellow, 1987. Ilk arrived at this meaning by a strange route: originally it meant ‘same’ (Old English ilca), but was …   Modern English usage

  • ilk — ilk1 [ilk] adj. [Scot dial. < ME ilke < OE ilca, same; prob. < * ī līca < ī , lit., the + lica, like: see LIKE1] Obs. same; like n. kind; sort; class: only in of that (or his, her, etc.) ilk, of the same sort or class: from a… …   English World dictionary

  • Ilk — Ilk, a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. {Each}.] Same; each; every. [Archaic] Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Of that ilk}, (a) denoting that a person s surname and the title of his estate are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i.e., Grant of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ilk — ► NOUN 1) a type: fascists, racists, and others of that ilk. 2) (of that ilk) Scottish, chiefly archaic of the place or estate of the same name. ORIGIN Old English, related to ALIKE(Cf. ↑alike) …   English terms dictionary

  • ilk — [ ılk ] noun singular a particular type of person or thing: A proposal of that ilk seems reasonable to me …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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