teil
[ teel ]
/ til /
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noun
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
Nearby words
- teichoic acid,
- teichopsia,
- teide,
- teiglach,
- teiid,
- teilhard de chardin,
- teilhard de chardin, pierre,
- teind,
- teiresias,
- teisserenc de bort
Origin of teil
1350–1400; < Middle French (Old French til); replacing Middle English tilia < Latin tilia linden
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Examples from the Web for teil
"Teil ane potter to ony ped in the kintra," answered the Captain.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated|Sir Walter ScottIn those days the oaks of the forests shall burn, and acorns grow upon the branches of teil trees.
Old English Chronicles|Various