DILL: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
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- [n] aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
- [n] aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
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| | Synonyms: | | Anethum graveolens, dill weed |
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| | See Also: | | Anethum graveolens, dill, dill, dill seed, dill weed, herb, herb, herbaceous plant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dill\ (d[i^]l), n. [AS dile; akin to D. dille, OHG. tilli,
G. dill, dille, Sw. dill, Dan. dild.] (Bot.)
An herb ({Peucedanum graveolens}), the seeds of which are
moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly
used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also
{dillseed}.
\Dill\, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.]
To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]
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