gilled

gilled
Ⅰ.
gill [1] ► NOUN 1) the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians. 2) the vertical plates on the underside of mushrooms and many toadstools. 3) (gills) the wattles or dewlap of a fowl.
► VERB ▪ gut or clean (a fish).
● green about the gills — Cf. ↑green about the gills
● to the gills — Cf. ↑to the gills
DERIVATIVES gilled adjective.
ORIGIN Old Norse.
Ⅱ.
gill [2] ► NOUN ▪ a unit of liquid measure, equal to a quarter of a pint.
ORIGIN Old French gille 'measure or container for wine' , from Latin gillo 'water pot' .
Ⅲ.
gill [3] ► NOUN chiefly N. English 1) a deep ravine, especially a wooded one. 2) a narrow mountain stream.
ORIGIN Old Norse, 'deep glen' .

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  • gilled — See gill1. * * * …   Universalium

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