Sil

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of sibling-in-law. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times. uncountable

    "Indeed, Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder attest that in Greece ochra was the name of the yellow quality, corresponding to what the Romans called sil."

  3. 3
    Initialism of sister-in-law. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of safety integrity level. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Summer Institute of Linguistics. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A male given name.

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"Indeed, Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder attest that in Greece ochra was the name of the yellow quality, corresponding to what the Romans called sil."

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