GILL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Medieval Latin ~us, from Late Latin ~o, gello water pot Date: 14th century see: weight II. noun Etymology: Middle English gile, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish gäl ~, Old Norse gjǫlnar lips; akin to Greek chelynē lip, jawbone Date: 14th century an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water, 2. wattle III, the flesh under or about the chin or jaws, one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom fungus, ~ed adjective III. verb Date: 1884 transitive verb ~net , intransitive verb to become entangled in a ~ net, ~er noun IV. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old Norse gil; akin to Old High German gil hernia Date: 14th century ravine , a narrow stream or rivulet, V. noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English, from Gill, nickname for Gillian Date: 15th century girl , sweetheart