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SILE
Etymology 1
Noun
sile (plural siles)
(now chiefly dialectal) A column; pillar.
(now chiefly dialectal) A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
(now chiefly dialectal) The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
(now chiefly dialectal) A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.
Etymology 2
Verb
sile (third-person singular simple present siles, present participle siling, simple past and past participle siled)
(transitive, UK dialectal) To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To settle down; calm or compose oneself.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To go; pass.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To boil gently; simmer.
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To pour with rain.
Noun
sile (plural siles)
A sieve.
A strainer or colander for liquids
That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth.
Etymology 3
Noun
sile (plural siles)
A young herring.
Anagrams
• %iles, Elis, Iles, Isle, Lise, iles, isle, leis, lies
Etymology
Proper noun
Sile
Alternative spelling of Sheila
Anagrams
• %iles, Elis, Iles, Isle, Lise, iles, isle, leis, lies
Source: Wiktionary
Sile, v. t. Etym: [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G. sielen to draw away or lead off water. sq. root151a. See Silt.]
Definition: To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]
Sile, v. i.
Definition: To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]
Sile, n.
1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]
2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Sile, n. Etym: [Icel. sild herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan. sild. Cf. Sill the young of a herring.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young or small herring. [Eng.] Pennant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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