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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 — 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) • • • Main Entry: ↑ilk * * * of its/that/their ilk phrase of its/that/their particular type or kind A proposal of that ilk… … Useful english dictionary
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
