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Sile

//saɪl//

Definitions

name

1
Alternative spelling of Sheila.

nounsiles

1
A column; pillar.
2
A sieve.
3
A young herring.

verbsiles · siling · siled

1
To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter.
2
To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink.
3
To settle down; calm or compose oneself.

Word Origin

From Middle English silen, sylen, from Middle Low German silen ("to let off water, filter, strain"; > Low German silen, sielen), equivalent to sie (“to filter, strain”) + -le. Cognate with German siel...

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