1. Plural of pickadil; a stiff collar or band of lace or linen worn around the neck or shoulders, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Usage: historical; also spelled 'picadil' or 'piccadil'
2. The scalloped or notched edge of a pickadil collar.
Usage: historical

Examples

• The nobleman wore an elaborate pickadils around his neck at court.
• Pickadils were a fashionable accessory during the Elizabethan era.
• The portrait shows the subject in formal dress with ornate pickadils.
• She admired the delicate lace work on the pickadils in the museum's textile collection.