Defn: A thoughtless, giddy girl; a flirt-gill. Sir W. Scott.
GILLHOUSE
Gill"house`, n.
Defn: A shop where gill is sold.
Thee shall each alehouse, thee each gillhouse mourn. Pope.
GILLIAN
Gil"li*an, n. Etym: [OE. Gillian, a woman's name, for Julian,
Juliana. Cf. Gill a girl.]
Defn: A girl; esp., a wanton; a gill. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
GILLIE; GILLY
Gil"lie Gil"ly, n. Etym: [Gael. gille, giolla, boy, lad.]
Defn: A boy or young man; a manservant; a male attendant, in the
Scottish Highlands. Sir W. Scott.
GILLYFLOWER Gil"ly*flow`er, n. Etym: [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. giroflée gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.] (Bot.)
1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color,
and having a large core. [Written also gilliflower.] Clove
gillflower, the clove pink.
— Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos-cuculi).
— Queen's, or Winter, gillyflower, damewort.
— Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
— Wall gillyflower, the wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri).
— Water gillyflower, the water violet.