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Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language

silt

1 noun
     
Related topics: Geology
silt1 [uncountable]
HEG sand, mud, soil etc that is carried in water and then settles at a bend in a river, an entrance to a port etc
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