Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dill"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dill
n 1: aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage
and seeds used as seasoning [syn: {Anethum graveolens}]
2: aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as
seasoning [syn: {dill weed}]
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