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postilled

postilled is the simple past and past participle of postil.

Meaning of postil

Verb

postil (third-person singular simple present postils, present participle (US) postiling or (UK) postilling, simple past and past participle (US) postiled or (UK) postilled)

  1. (transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
    • postilled in the margin1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret...
  2. (intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

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Questions about postilled

What is postilled the simple past and past participle of?
Postilled is the simple past and past participle of postil.

Words near postilled in the dictionary

  1. postillating
  2. postillation
  3. postillations
  4. postillator
  5. postillators
  6. postilled
  7. postiller
  8. postillers
  9. postilling
  10. postillion
  11. postillions

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