Tilka, til′ka, n. the caste-mark on the forehead of Hindus. [Sans.]
Till, til, n. a money-box or drawer in a desk, counter, or trunk. [M. E. tillen, to draw out—A.S. tyllan, in for-tyllan, to draw aside.]
Till, til, prep. to the time of.—adv. to the time when: to the degree that. [Old Northumbrian til—Scand., Ice. til.]
Till, til, v.t. to cultivate.—adj. Till′able, arable.—ns. Till′age, act or practice of tilling: husbandry: a place tilled; Till′er; Till′ing. [A.S. tilian, to till—til, good, a limit; Ger. zielen, to arrange.]
Till, til, n. the usual name in Scotland for Boulder-clay, a widely-distributed stony clay, usually tough and hard, unquestionably the result of glaciation, probably being merely the bottom-moraine or ground-moraine of extinct glaciers.
Tillandsia, ti-land′zi-a, n. a genus of mainly epiphytic plants of the pine-apple family (Bromeliaceæ). [From the Swedish botanist, Tillands.]
Tiller, til′ėr, n. the handle or lever for turning a rudder.—ns. Till′er-chain, -rope, the chain or rope uniting the fore-end of the tiller with the steering-wheel. [M. E. tillen, to draw out—A.S. tyllan. Cf. Till (1).]
Tilly-vally, til′i-val′i, n. (Shak.) an expression of contempt at what has been said.—Also Till′ie-vall′ie.
Tilt, tilt, n. the canvas covering of a cart or wagon: an awning in a boat.—v.t. to cover with an awning. [A.S. teld—teldan, to cover; cog. with Ger. zelt.]
Tilt, tilt, v.i. to ride against another and thrust with a lance: to thrust or fight with a lance or rapier: to fall into a sloping posture, to heel over.—v.t. to point or thrust with, as a lance: to slant: to raise one end of: to forge with a tilt-hammer.—n. a thrust: in the Middle Ages, an exercise in which combatants rode against each other with lances: inclination forward, dip, slant.—ns. Tilt′er; Tilt′-hamm′er, a heavy hammer used in ironworks, which is tilted or lifted by means of projections on the axis of a wheel; Tilt′ing; Tilt′-yard, a place for tilting. [A.S. tealt, tottering; Ice. tölta, to trot; Ger. zelter.]