prill

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl === Etymology 1 === A variant of purl, 17th century. ==== Verb ==== prill (third-person singular simple present prills, present participle prilling, simple past and past participle prilled) to flow, spurt ==== Noun ==== prill (plural prills) a rill, a small stream (obsolete) a spinning top === Etymology 2 === Unknown. OED mentions Cornish pryl (“sheep-droppings”) as a likely loan from English. ==== Noun ==== prill (plural prills) a pellet, a granule, a small bead rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag (mining) A nugget of virgin metal. The button of metal from an assay. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== prill (third-person singular simple present prills, present participle prilling, simple past and past participle prilled) to produce pellets by forming a molten substance into droplets which solidify while falling ===== Synonyms ===== pelletize ===== Derived terms ===== prilling prill sulfur ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== prill (plural prills) The brill, a kind of flatfish. === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== prill (third-person singular simple present prills, present participle prilling, simple past and past participle prilled) (intransitive, UK, dialect) To grow sour. (intransitive, UK, dialect) To become tipsy. == Albanian == === Alternative forms === pri — abbreviation === Etymology === Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin Aprīlis. Compare popular Romanian prier (“April”), Aromanian aprir, prilj. === Pronunciation === === Noun === prill m (definite prilli) April ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ====