Definitions for pilcrow
pil·crow

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1. pilcrownoun

   The paragraph mark u00B6.

2. Etymology: Probably an alteration of pylcrafte, modification of paragraphus.

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1. Pilcrow

   The pilcrow, ¶, is a handwritten or typographical character used to identify a paragraph. It is also called the paragraph mark (or sign or symbol), paraph, or blind P.The pilcrow may be used at the start of separate paragraphs or to designate a new paragraph in one long piece of copy, as Eric Gill did in his 1931 book An Essay on Typography. The pilcrow was a type of rubrication used in the Middle Ages to mark a new train of thought, before the convention of visually discrete paragraphs was commonplace. In some medieval texts, it indicated a new sentence. In recent times, the symbol has been given a wider variety of roles, as listed below. The pilcrow is usually drawn similarly to a lowercase q reaching from descender to ascender height; the bowl (loop) can be filled or unfilled. It may also be drawn with the bowl stretching further downwards, resembling a reversed D; this is more often seen in older printing.

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1. Pilcrownoun

   a paragraph mark, /

2. Etymology: [A corruption of Paragraph.]

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1. Pilcrow

   The pilcrow, also called the paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, alinea, or blind P, is a typographical character for individual paragraphs. It is present in Unicode as U+00B6 ¶ pilcrow sign. The pilcrow can be used as an indent for separate paragraphs or to designate a new paragraph in one long piece of copy, as Eric Gill did in his 1930s book, An Essay on Typography. The pilcrow was used in the Middle Ages to mark a new train of thought, before the convention of visually discrete paragraphs was commonplace. The pilcrow is usually drawn similar to a lowercase q reaching from descender to ascender height; the loop can be filled or unfilled. It may also be drawn with the bowl stretching further downwards, resembling a backwards D; this is more often seen in older printing.

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1. pilcrow

   The pilcrow symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the pilcrow symbol and its characteristic.

How to pronounce pilcrow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pilcrow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilcrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilcrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pilcrow
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilcrow
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilcrow
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pilcrow