pele-mele.
notebook, popular in the past, especially among schoolgirls, in which a numbered set of questions was written on the first page and then given to other children to write their answers on the following pages
Meaning & usage
notebook, popular in the past, especially among schoolgirls, in which a numbered set of questions was written on the first page and then given to other children to write their answers on the following pages
alternative form of pêle-mêle
Where this word comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French pêle-mêle.
pall mall, pell-mell
Where this word comes from
Unadapted borrowing from English pell-mell.
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