The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tilley \Til"ley\, n., or Tilley seed \Til"ley seed`\ (Bot.) The seeds of a small tree ( Croton Pavana) common in the Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those of Croton Tiglium. [Written also tilly.]
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Tilley may refer to:
Tilley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Augustus Tilley (1851–1942), academic of the University of Cambridge
- Benjamin Franklin Tilley (1848–1907), officer in the United States Navy
- Cecil Edgar Tilley (1894 – 1973), Australian-British petrologist and geologist.
- Christopher Tilley (19?? – ) British archaeologist
- Edward Tilley (Mayflower passenger) (1588–1620/1), Mayflower passenger and signer of the Mayflower Compact
- Jack L. Tilley (1948 – ), 12th Sergeant Major of the U. S. Army
- John Tilley (Mayflower passenger) (1571 – 1621), Mayflower passenger and signer of the Mayflower Compact
- Sir John Tilley (1813–1898), Secretary to the General Post Office
- Sir John Anthony Cecil Tilley (1869–1952), British ambassador
- Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley (1870 – 1947), 21st Premier of New Brunswick
- Matt Tilley (1969 – ), Australian radio presenter and comedian
- Patrick Tilley (1928 – ), British science fiction author
- Samuel Leonard Tilley (1818–1896), politician in the Canadas
- Sandra Tilley (1943 – 1981), U.S. R&B and soul singer
- Steven Tilley (1971 – ), Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Vesta Tilley (1864 – 1952), English male impersonator
Usage examples of "tilley".
Carver, Winslow, Bradford, Standish, Cooke, Howland, and Edward Tilley, and their families, among the passengers on the consort.
Captain Standish in command, with whom were Governor Carver, Masters Bradford, Winslow, John Tilley and Edward Tilley, Warren and Hopkins, John Howland, Edward Dotey, and two of the colonists' seamen, Alderton and English, and of the ship's company, the mates Clarke and Coppin, the master-gunner and three sailors, eighteen in all.
The man was dressed in khaki shorts and a cotton bush shirt, and a Tilley hat sat on his massive shaven head.