dilleniads

pl. [Mod. Lat. dilleni (a), and Eng. suff. -ads.J Bot.: The English name given by Lindley to the order Dilleniaceæ. *dil'-li-grout, s . [Etym. doubtful. Cf. grout , s.] tion-day. Some lands were held of him in ser. Pottage made for the king's table on his corona gean try by the tenure of furnishing such pottage for the above-named great occasion. ( Wharton .) *dill-ing, s . [Prob. from Icel. dill a =to lull.] A darling, a favorite, a pet. "To make up the match with my eldest daughter, my wife's dilling , whom she longs to call madam."- East ward Hoe , i. 1.