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sile |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sile \Sile\, v. t. [Akin to Sw sila to strain, sil sieve, G. sielen to draw away or lead off water. [root]151a. See {Silt}.] To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sile \Sile\, v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sile \Sile\, n. 1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.] 2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sile \Sile\, n. [Icel. s[=i]ld herring; akin to Sw sill, Dan. sild. Cf {Sill} the young of a herring.] (Zo["o]l.) A young or small herring. [Eng.] --Pennant. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Syle \Syle\, n. [See {Sile} a young herring.] (Zo["o]l.) A young herring ({Clupea harengus}). [Also written {sile}.] But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle, And when they're grown, why then we call them herring. --J. Ingelow
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