n. [ See Sile a young herring. ] (Zool.) A young herring (Clupea harengus).
But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle,
And when they're grown, why then we call them herring. J. Ingelow. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
n. A table of syllables; more especially, a table of the indivisible syllabic symbols used in certain languages, as the Japanese and Cherokee, instead of letters. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ] Syllable. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a syllabic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., §275. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Syllabify. ] Same as Syllabication. Rush. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on discontinuity of force. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.