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Dill   Listen
verb
Dill  v. t.  To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. (Obs.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Dill" Quotes from Famous Books



... as he commenced the fourth of a series of dill pickles, "compared with a salesman, a cutter ...
— Elkan Lubliner, American • Montague Glass

... to achieve increases his unrest and unhappiness. Walter Dill Scott, the psychologist, in his excellent book, "Increasing Human Efficiency in Business," gives loyalty and concentration as two of the important factors in human efficiency. But loyalty pre-supposes the giving of a man's best. Concentration demands ...
— Analyzing Character • Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb

... a dreadful time. She began with: "Very pleased to make your acquaintance, Miss Dill. I know so very few persons in service." Alice imitates her mincing way of talking, but I can't do it. And then she went on to talk about her family, how they had farmed their own land for five hundred years—such stuff! George had told Alice all about it: they ...
— The House of Souls • Arthur Machen

... from the family stock during the life of his father, and got, as his share, Sursae, Kuttra Bulleepoor, and other villages. He had five sons: first, Lokee Sing; second, Dirguj Sing; third, Hul Sing; fourth, Dill Sing; and fifth, Bul Sing, and the estate was, on his death, subdivided among them. Kuttra Bulleepoor devolved on Lokee Sing, the eldest, who died without issue; and the village was subdivided among his four brothers or their descendants. But Davey Buksh, the grandson, by adoption ...
— A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II • William Sleeman



Words linked to "Dill" :   herb, Anethum graveolens, herbaceous plant



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