Meanings
nounteil (plural teils)
plural teils · alternative til
- obsoleteThe lime tree, or linden.
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 6:13
Origin
- Latintilia
- Old Frenchteil
- Englishteil
From Old French teil, til, from Latin tilia.
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APA
teil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teil
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“teil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teil. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teil.
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