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dill

[dil] Origin

dill

[dil]
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.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English di(l)le, Old English dile; akin to German Dill, Swedish dill

dilled, adjective
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dill1 (dɪl)
 
n
1.  an umbelliferous aromatic Eurasian plant, Anethum graveolens, with finely dissected leaves and umbrella-shaped clusters of yellow flowers
2.  the leaves or seedlike fruits of this plant, used for flavouring in pickles, soups, etc, and in medicine
 
[Old English dile; related to Old High German tilli]
 
'dilly1
 
adj

dill2
 
n
informal chiefly (Austral), (NZ) a fool; idiot
 
[C20: from dilly2]

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dill
O.E. dile "dill, anise," a W.Gmc. word of unknown origin.
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