pis al|ler

pis al|ler
pis al|ler «pee za LAY», French.
1. the least of possible evils; last resource; makeshift.
2. (literally) to go worse.

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  • e|pis|to|ler — «ih PIHS tuh luhr», noun. the person who reads the Epistle in the Mass or the Communion Service …   Useful english dictionary

  • pis aller* — pis al•ler [[t]pi zaˈleɪ[/t]] n. fot fr. the last resort or the final resource …   From formal English to slang

  • pisaller — pis al·ler (pē ză lāʹ) n. The final recourse or expedient; the last resort.   [French : pis, worse + aller, to go.] * * * …   Universalium

  • pistoler — pis|to|ler Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • epistoler — e•pis•to•ler [[t]ɪˈpɪs tl ər[/t]] also e•pis•tler [[t]ɪˈpɪs lər, ɪˈpɪst [/t]] n. 1) a writer of an epistle 2) rel the person who reads or chants the Epistle in the Eucharistic service • Etymology: 1520–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • Epistoler — E*pis to*ler ([ e]*p[i^]s t[ o]*l[ e]r), n. (Eccl.) One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • epistolary — [ē pis′tə ler΄ē] adj. [Fr épistolaire < L epistolaris < epistola, EPISTLE] 1. of or suitable to letters or letter writing 2. contained in or conducted by letters 3. written in the form of a series of letters exchanged by the characters, as… …   English World dictionary

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

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