Tilly

[ til-ee ]

noun
  1. Count Jo·han Tser·claes von [yoh-hahn tser-klahsfuhn], /ˈyoʊ hɑn tsɛrˈklɑs fən/, 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years' War.

  2. Also Til·lie. a female given name, form of Matilda.

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How to use Tilly in a sentence

  • No sooner was he gone than Mark called Tilly and handed her the papers he had kept, asking her if she would not burn them.

  • "I shall never forget her," replied Mark, and there was more meaning in his words than Tilly thought.

British Dictionary definitions for Tilly

Tilly

/ (ˈtɪlɪ) /


noun
  1. Count Johan Tserclaes von (joˈhɑn tsɛrˈklas fɔn). 1559–1632, Flemish soldier, who commanded the army of The Catholic League (1618–32) and the imperial forces (1630–32) in the Thirty Years' War

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