dill

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 ]

v. t. [ OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a. ] To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding magnolialike flowers which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems, including the genera Dillenia and Hibbertia.
Syn. -- family Dilleniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; it contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.
Syn. -- subclass Dilleniidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A darling; a favorite. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Whilst the birds billing,
Each one with his dilling. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Contr. fr. diligence. ] A kind of stagecoach. “The Derby dilly.” J. H. Frere. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. something remarkable, highly unusual, or exceptionally effective; as, a dilly of a movie; when I make a mistake, it's a dilly. [ PJC ]