Obs. Forms: α. 4 fylyole, 5 felyole. β. 6 fyall, -ell, phioll. [a. OF. filloele, -elle, fillole, also fiole, -lle, fyole, app. a column, turret] ? A column, turret, or pinnacle.
13[?]. E. E. Allit. P., B. 1461.
| Þe coperounes of þe canacles þat on þe cuppe reres, | |
| Wer fetysely formed out in fylyotes longe. |
c. 1475[?]. Sqr. lowe Degre, 835. Your curtaines of camaca, all in folde, Your felyoles all of Golde.
1501. Douglas, Pal. Hon., III. xvii.
| Pinnakillis, Fyellis, Turnpekkis mony one, | |
| Gilt birneist torris, quhilk like to Phebus schone. | |
| Ibid. (1513), Æneis, XII. Prol. 71. | |
| Stude payntit, euery fyall, fane, and stage, | |
| Apon the plane grund, by thar awin vmbrage. |
