Found 1 items, similar to Sile.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sile 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] Sile \Sile\, v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Sile \Sile\, n. 1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]