noun
sile
Sile (noun) means a column; pillar.
noun
1
A column; pillar.
2
A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
3
The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
4
A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.
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Etymology
From Middle English syle, from Old English sȳl (“column, pillar, support”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, post, column, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsewl-, *ḱswel- (“log”), from *ḱsew-, *ḱes- (“to scratch, comb”). Cognate with Dutch zuil (“pillar”), German Säule (“column, pillar”), Norwegian søyle (“pillar”), Icelandic súla (“column”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls, “pillar”).
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What is the meaning of sile?
"sile" (noun) means a column; pillar.
What are the different meanings of sile?
"sile" has 3 main meanings: 1. A column; pillar; 2. A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building; 3. The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.