Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An obsolete preterit of fall.
  • noun A simplified spelling of fill.
  • noun An obsolete form of filly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • imp. of fall, v. i. Fell.

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  • noun A Nordic dairy product, similar to yoghurt, but using different bacteria which give a different taste and texture.

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Examples

  • (“Thin-slicing,” by the way, is what Mal­colm Glad­well calls that first instant when our brain fil­ters in only the rel­e­vantdata.)

    Blink 180 « Snarkmarket 2005

  • In addition, that they are as huge as elephants, the word fil means elephant in Arabic.

    languagehat.com: FAILI. 2004

  • There were two kinds of poets known to the early Gael. the principle of those was called the filè (filla); there were seven grades of filès, the most exalted being called an ollamh (ollav).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

  • My fil is a retired UAW worker; worked for GM for 30 years.

    unknown title 2009

  • Error opening word fil ... by vyasdev2005 posted 15 hours ago

    Programmers Heaven latest news 2009

  • I say filler; perhaps I should have typed another word that begins with 'fil' because that was an appalling over, full of leg-stump garbage.

    The Ashes 2010: Australia v England - live! | Rob Smyth 2010

  • And how did 7,000 to 9,000 personnel with their families manage to leave Pilkhana, an enclosed military area in the heart of the city (in fact, Pilkhana comes from the Persian words 'fil' and 'khana', the place for elephants, for during Mughal rule the place was used as a headquarters for the military).

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  • Skachat 'fil'm 13 (Shertova diugina)/13 (2010) HDRip dvdrip ts camrip besplatno

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  • Skachat 'fil'm 13 (Shertova diugina)/13 (2010) HDRip dvdrip ts camrip besplatno

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