Gill

[A. S. ciolon, the throat, ceole, the jaws; Ger. kehle; Lat, gula, the throat, from glutire, to swallow.] (Physiol.) One of the BRANCHLE, q. v. (Bot.) The lamellæ or plates that occupy the lower surface of the mushroom, and consist of a series of parallel plates, bearing naked sporules over their entire surface. Called also hymenium . -The flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl or bird.The flesh on the lower part of the cheeks, or under the chin. A pair of wheels and a frame on which timber is carried. Gill, (jil,) n. [A.S. wegel; L. Lat. gillo , allied to Gr. gaulos , a milk-pail.] A measure of capacity containing the 4th part of a pint. ( Bot .) The Gill-over-the-ground, or Ground-ivy. See ΝΕΡΕΤΑ. -A malt liquor impregnated with Ground-ivy. -[Contr. from Gillian , the ancient method of writing Juli ana . A vulgar appellation for a woman; a wanton; a jill-flirt. "Each Jack with his Gill ."- Ben Jonson. Gill, a small lake of Ireland, co. Sligo, Con naught, abt. 2 m. S.E. of Sligo. Gill, in Indiana, a township of Sullivan co., on the Illinois line. Gill, in Ma achusetts, a post-township of Franklin co. Gil'lam, in Indiana, a flourishing township of Jasper county.