First Known Use: 14th century
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tormentil
noun tor·men·til \ˈtȯr-mən-ˌtil\
Definition of TORMENTIL
: a yellow-flowered Eurasian cinquefoil (Potentilla erecta syn. P. tormentilla) with a root sometimes used in tanning and dyeing
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Origin of TORMENTIL
Middle English turmentille, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum; from its use in allaying pain
Rhymes with TORMENTIL
back and fill, Brazzaville, Chapel Hill, chlorophyll, coffee mill, daffodil, dishabille, double bill, escadrille, espadrille, Evansville, fiberfill, fill the bill, fit to kill, foreign bill, general will, hammer mill, Hooverville, if you will, Jacksonville, Libreville, living will, Louisville, microphyll, minimill, overfill, overkill, overspill, pepper mill, poison pill, puppy mill, razorbill, rolling mill, rototill, San Juan Hill, sleeping pill, Smoky Hill, sugar pill, verticil, water mill, water pill, windowsill, whip-poor-will, winter-kill, Yggdrasil
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