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

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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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