'Dill' definitions:
Definition of 'dill'
(from WordNet)
noun
Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning [syn: dill, Anethum graveolens]
noun
Aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning [syn: dill, dill weed]
Definition of 'Dill'
From: GCIDE
- 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. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dill'
From: GCIDE
- Dill \Dill\, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.] To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]