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Sile![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sile \Sile\, n.
1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Sile \Sile\, n. [Icel. s[imac]ld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan. sild. Cf. Sill the young of a herring.] (Zool.) A young or small herring. [Eng.] --Pennant. [1913 Webster] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 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.] [1913 Webster] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Sile \Sile\, v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Syle \Syle\, n. [See Sile a young herring.] (Zool.) A young herring (Clupea harengus). [Also written sile.] [1913 Webster] But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle, And when they're grown, why then we call them herring. --J. Ingelow. [1913 Webster] Matching Word(s) Ile Sle Isle Smile Spile Stile Sicle Sidle Silex Bile File Gile Hile Mile Nile Pile Rile Tile Vile Wile Sale Sole Syle Sice Side Sike Sine Sipe Sire Sise Site Size silk Sill Silo Silt sle isle smile spile stile sidle silex bile file mile nile pile rile tile vile wile sale sole side sine sire sise site size sild sill silo silt sice sils silc sil Silk AILE MILE SALE SOLE
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