Sile

[Sw. sîla, to strain, sîl, sieve, Armor. sila, to strain, sil, strainer, colander, Gael. siólaidh, to subside, to strain, filter, Ir. siol, to drop, filter, L. Ger. sielen, to draw away or lead off water.] To strain, as fresh milk from the cow. [Prov. Eng.]

n. 1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]

2Sense 2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

3Sense 3. A young or small herring. Pennant.