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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Dill

/(dĭl)/ · IPA /dɪl/
01 n. An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing med…
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    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.(Bot.) Also: dillseed
02 v. t. To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
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    To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.[Obs.]