dillisk (dilisk)

[Cf. dulse.] The Irish name for the dulse, Rhody men i a palmata. dillue (dil'u), v. t.; pret. and pp. dillued, ppr. dilluing. [Origin obscure.] In mining, to finish the dre ing of (tin-ore) in very fine hair sieves: a proce now little used, if at all. [Cornwall, Eng.] dilluer (dil'ū-er), n. [See dillue.] sieve for tin-ore. [Cornwall, Eng.] Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 82. merchantable. Vervain and dill Hinder witches of their will. Old English Proverb. 2. The two-seeded tare. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.]