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silt

 

  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silt  \Silt\,  n.  [OE.  silte  gravel,  fr  silen  to  drain,  E.  sile; 
  probably  of  Scand.  origin;  cf  Sw  sila,  prob.  akin  to  AS 
  se['o]n  to  filter,  s[=i]gan  to  fall,  sink,  cause  to  sink,  G. 
  seihen  to  strain,  to  filter,  OHG.  sihan,  Icel.  s[=i]>a,  Skr. 
  sic  to  pour;  cf  Gr  ???  moisture.  Cf  {Sig},  {Sile}.] 
  Mud  or  fine  earth  deposited  from  running  or  standing  water. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silt  \Silt\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Silted};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Silting}.] 
  To  choke,  fill,  or  obstruct  with  silt  or  mud. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silt  \Silt\,  v.  i. 
  To  flow  through  crevices;  to  percolate. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  silt 
  n  :  mud  or  clay  or  small  rocks  deposited  by  a  river  or  lake 
  v  :  become  chocked  with  silt,  of  rivers  and  lakes  [syn:  {silt  up}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Silt,  CO  (town,  FIPS  70195) 
  Location:  39.54965  N,  107.65382  W 
  Population  (1990):  1095  (481  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  81652




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