[pəʊlt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a young domestic chicken, turkey, pheasant, or other fowl being raised for food


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Origin:
late Middle English: contraction of pullet

[pʊlt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fine corded silk or taffeta, typically coloured and used as a dress fabric
(e.g: a lemon silk poult dress)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from French poult-de-soie, from poult (of unknown origin) + de soie ‘of silk’