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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Silit,) Sylit, ppl. adj.² [Sil(e v.²] Having a tester or sides in sense 2 b of Sil(e v.² —1542 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 575.
Ane honest sylit bed off fyr, poyntit