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Vinony

dill

noun

  1. a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food
  2. any of several plants of the carrot family
  3. the foliage or seeds of dill
  4. dill pickle
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪl/

name

Etymology: * As a German surname, from Diele (“floorboard”). * As an English surname, from the noun dill and also the adjective dull. * As a Scottish/Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced from McDill, itself a variant of McDowell.

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Perhaps a backformation from dilly (“silly”).

  1. A fool.

    “He could go over and monster his way among the poms, but he was that drunk he'd probably only make a dill of himself.”

verb

Etymology: Variant of dull

  1. To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.

    “The noise of the Queen's voyage to France is dilled down ; no money for her furniture will be got in haste; and the Cardinal has no will of her mother.”

    “The innocent was punished. The gear is payed and the thieves dilled down.”