"teil" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tiːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /til/ [General-American] Forms: teils [plural], til [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French teil, til, from Latin tilia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|teil}} Old French teil, {{der|en|la|tilia}} Latin tilia, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} teil (plural teils)
  1. (obsolete) The lime tree, or linden. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-teil-en-noun-OL9jbNE2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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