'Hile' definitions:
Definition of 'Hile'
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- Hile \Hile\, v. t. To hide. See Hele. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'hile'
From: GCIDE
- Hilum \Hi"lum\, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.]
- 1. (Bot.) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; -- called also hile. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney. [1913 Webster]