Dill \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Dill \Dill\, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.]
To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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