Piccadil \Pic"ca*dil\, Piccadilly \Pic`ca*dil"ly\, n. [OF. piccagilles the several divisions of pieces fastened together about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp. picado, p. p. of picar to prick. See {Pike}.] A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.
But the top clubs face an uncertain future. Casinos in trouble include the Ritz in Piccadilly and Les Ambassadeurs in Park Lane.
The other is the Criterion in Piccadilly Circus, which will concentrate on bringing the best of the London fringe to the centre of the capital. Donmar, which seats only around 250 people, will spread its net wider.
The latest entrant into rock 'n' roll dining is the Rock Island Diner in the Piccadilly Arcade, which offers imported Hebrew National hot dogs, flecked formica table tops and a live deejay from New Orleans who plays 1950s rock.
But few could resist, for example, the Batiste cotton pyjamas from Budd on London's Piccadilly Arcade, in striking coral or 'men's pink', with mother of pearl buttons and a button under the revers to fasten against the cold.
The documentary series 20 Miles From Piccadilly Circus has been doing just what its title implies and showing how remarkably rural a village -Eynsford - can be even when it is very close to the metropolis.
Soon after introduction to the punters of Piccadilly Circus, he concludes 'the funny thing is that after a time the hundreds would all merge into one'.
Albery was chairman and managing director of The Wyndham Theaters Ltd. until he sold his five theaters _ the Albery, Criterion, Piccadilly, Wyndham's and the Warehouse _ on his retirement in 1978.
Located just off London's Piccadilly Circus, one of the world's busiest tourist thoroughfares, the Trocadero leisure and shopping centre attracts 16m visitors a year. About half of them, however, spend no money there.
Piccadilly has tried a health-oriented "Fresh Approach" television campaign in two California cities, Modesto and Fresno.
Piccadilly Cafeterias Inc. said it adopted a shareholder rights plan intended to deter a hostile takeover.
Piccadilly Cafeterias Inc. said it expects to report that profit from operations in the fourth quarter, ended June 30, fell about 50% from a year earlier.
The Piccadilly line train pulled away after the driver stepped outside his cab to check a faulty door.
I guess it was just another tale of Piccadilly low-life; a succession of fleshy floozies catching my eye everywhere I turned, while their lusty men-folk patrolled the alley-ways looking for action.