Pillory – A wooden frame with holes for the head and hands in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse
(Pronounced pih-luh-ree)
To remember the definition of the word pillory, use the following mnemonic:
You can't take a pill or reach (pillory) an itch when your head and hands are imprisoned in a wooden frame.
Examples of pillory in a sentence
He was placed in the pillory for the villagers to mock.
People who break the law or rules were placed in a pillory as punishment.
Putting offenders in a pillory allowed for public humiliation to be an accessory to the punishment.
![](/images/user/base/Maths/Logarithms/Reference%20Tables/reference-log-table-1.4df6ee6.jpg)
![](/images/user/base/Maths/Logarithms/Reference%20Tables/reference-log-table-2.d516bb3.jpg)
![](/images/user/base/Maths/Logarithms/Reference%20Tables/reference-anti-log-table-1.b0b0513.jpg)
![](/images/user/base/Maths/Logarithms/Reference%20Tables/reference-anti-log-table-2.f89189d.jpg)