teil
[ teel ]
/ til /
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noun
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
Words nearby teil
teichopsia, Teide, te igitur, teiglach, teiid, teil, Teilhard de Chardin, teind, Teisserenc de Bort, Tejano, Tejo
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Example sentences from the Web for teil
Mines of coal, iron, lead and zinc are worked, and the quarries furnish hydraulic lime (Le Teil) and other products.
In those days the oaks of the forests shall burn, and acorns grow upon the branches of teil trees.
Old English Chronicles|Various"Teil ane potter to ony ped in the kintra," answered the Captain.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott