|
|
Definition of Pellmell
1. n. See Pall- mall.
2. adv. In utter confusion; with confused violence.
Definition of Pellmell
1. a jumbled mass [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pellmell
Literary usage of Pellmell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man: Being a New and by Nicolas Gouin Dufief (1834)
"pellmell. Pêle-mtle. At once. A lu f is. At once. D'un coup. At one stroke.
D'un seul coup. This time. ... The besiegers entered pellmell with thé runaways. ..."
2. Vision: A Magazine for Youth (1894)
"This could be seen through a vast smoke, which was rent asunder at intervals; it
was a pellmell of helmets, shouts, and sabres, a stormy bounding of horses ..."
3. Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man, Or, A New and by Nicolas Gouin Dufief (1804)
"pellmell. Pêle-mêle. At once. A la fois. At once. D'un coup. At one stroke.
Ifun seul coup. This time. ... The besiegers entered pellmell with the runaways. ..."
Other Resources:
