τίλλω 1 To pluck out or tear (one's hair) : πολιὰς τρίχας τίλλων ἐκ κεφαλῆς Il. 22.78. Cf. Il. 22.406. In mid. Od. 10.567. 2 To tear one's hair in sorrow for. In mid. : τὸν τιλλέσθην Il. 24.711. 3 To pluck or tear the feathers from : τίλλε πέλειαν Od. 15.527.