"tilly" meaning in English

See tilly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tilly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more tilly [comparative], most tilly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: From till + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|till|y}} till + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} tilly (comparative more tilly, superlative most tilly)
  1. Containing till (unsorted glacial sediment). Related terms: tilly-vally [unknown] [etymology, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences]
    Sense id: en-tilly-en-adj-uZx4d9A1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tilly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: From Irish tuilleadh (“more”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|tuilleadh||more}} Irish tuilleadh (“more”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tilly (plural tillies)
  1. (Ireland) An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe. Tags: Ireland Synonyms: lagniappe (english: America), pasella [South-Africa]
    Sense id: en-tilly-en-noun-lKRAjW-h Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 57 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 9 60 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tilly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: From WWII British Army usage Tilly (“name of a range of British Army vehicles”), from utility. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Tilly||name of a range of British Army vehicles}} Tilly (“name of a range of British Army vehicles”), {{m|en|utility}} utility Head templates: {{en-noun}} tilly (plural tillies)
  1. (UK) A small open-backed truck. Tags: UK Synonyms: Tilly Synonyms (small truck): ute [Australia]
    Sense id: en-tilly-en-noun-H7F4fS2U Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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