Tiller rope (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a large vessel it
forms the connection between the fore end of the tiller and the
steering wheel.
{ Til"ley (?), n., or Til"ley seed` (?) }. (Bot.) The seeds of a small
tree (Croton Pavana) common in the Malay Archipelago. These seeds
furnish croton oil, like those of Croton Tiglium. [Written also tilly.]
Till"man (?), n.; pl. Tillmen (&?;). A man who tills the earth; a
husbandman. [Obs.] Tusser.
Til"lo*dont (?), n. One of the Tillodontia.
||Til`lo*don"ti*a (?), n. pl. (Paleon.) An extinct group of Mammalia
||found fossil in the Eocene formation. The species are related to the
||carnivores, ungulates, and rodents. Called also Tillodonta.
||
Til"lot (tl"lt), n. A bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper
for dress goods. McElrath.
Til"low (?), v. i. See 3d Tiller.
Til"ly-val`ly (?), interj., adv., or a. A word of unknown origin and
signification, formerly used as expressive of contempt, or when
anything said was rejected as trifling or impertinent. [Written also
tille-vally, tilly-fally, tille-fally, and otherwise.] Shak.
||Til"mus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. tilmo`s, fr. ti`llein to pluck, pull.]
||(Med.) Floccillation.
||
Tilt (tlt), n. [OE. telt (perhaps from the Danish), teld, AS. teld,
geteld; akin to OD. telde, G. zelt, Icel. tjald, Sw. tält, tjäll, Dan.
telt, and AS. beteldan to cover.] 1. A covering overhead; especially, a
tent. Denham.