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English Dictionary: Dill by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dill
n
  1. aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
    Synonym(s): dill, Anethum graveolens
  2. aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
    Synonym(s): dill, dill weed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dill \Dill\, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.]
      To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dill \Dill\ (d[icr]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}.
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