Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer;
according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap);
[syn: Tell, William Tell]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
William Tell
n 1: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who
was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to
legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple
from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did
successfully without mishap) [syn: Tell, William Tell]