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• The milkmaid and her pail — is a folktale of Aarne Thompson Uther type 1430 about interrupted daydreams of wealth and fame.[1] Ancient tales of this type exist in the East but Western variants are not found before the Middle Ages. It was only in the 19th century that the… …   Wikipedia

• spill — spill1 [spil] vt. spilled or spilt, spilling [ME spillen < OE spillan, to destroy, squander, akin to MHG spillen, to split < IE base * (s)p(h)el , to split, split off > SPALL, L spolium] 1. to allow or cause, esp. unintentionally or… …   English World dictionary

• The Two Caskets — is a Scandinavian fairy tale included by Benjamin Thorpe in his Yule Tide Stories: A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular Tales and Traditions . Andrew Lang included it in The Orange Fairy Book . [Andrew Lang,… …   Wikipedia

• spill — The form for the past tense and past participle is spilled or spilt: • He nearly spilled his drink John Updike, 1988 • The lounge boy…left too much change on the table and a puddle where he d spilt the Coke Roddy Doyle, 1990 • Other… …   Modern English usage

• spill — spill1 S3 [spıl] v past tense and past participle spilt [spılt] especially BrE or spilled especially AmE [: Old English; Origin: spillan to kill, destroy, waste ] 1.) [I and T] if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spill — I n. accidental pouring 1) an oil spill fall 2) to take a spill (from a horse) 3) a nasty spill II v. 1) (D; tr.) to spill all over, on (I spilled the milk all over her) 2) (d; intr.) ( to pour ) to spill into (the crowd was spilling into the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• spill — 1 past tense and past participle spilt, especially BrE spilled especially AmE verb 1 (I, T) if you spill a liquid or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container: spill sth down/on/over: Oh no! I ve spilt coffee all down my… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spill — 01. I accidentally [spilled] coffee all over my wife s new blouse. 02. My daughter had a nasty [spill] on her bicycle, and scratched up her arms and face. 03. Be careful you don t [spill] the wine on the rug; it ll stain. 04. Thirty three… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Milk bag — A milk bag Milk bags are plastic bags that hold milk. They are usually stored in a pitcher or jug with one of the corners cut off to allow for pouring. A typical milk bag contains approximately 1 1/3 litres of milk. Contents …   Wikipedia

• spill — spill1 spillable, adj., n. /spil/, v., spilled or spilt, spilling, n. v.t. 1. to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. 2. to shed (blood), as in killing or… …   Universalium