teil
[teel]
- Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
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Origin of teil
1350–1400; < Middle French (Old French til); replacing Middle English tilia < Latin tilia linden
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Historical Examples of teil
In those days the oaks of the forests shall burn, and acorns grow upon the branches of teil trees.
Old English ChroniclesVarious
"Teil ane potter to ony ped in the kintra," answered the Captain.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, IllustratedSir Walter Scott