Category:Sill

Sill, n. Etym: [oe. sille, sylle, as. syl, syll; akin to g. schwelle, Ohg. swelli, icel. syll, svill, sw. syll, dan. syld, goth. gasuljan To lay a foundation, to found.]

Defn: the basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal Piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or Supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a Loom, and the like. Hence: (a) the timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. (b) the timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the Lowest piece in a window frame. (c) the floor of a gallery or passage in a mine. (d) a piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates To shut against. Sill course (arch.), a horizontal course of stone, Terra cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one or More window sills, these sills often forming part of it.

Sill Sill, n. Etym: [cf. Thill.]

Defn: the shaft or thill of a carriage. [prov. Eng.]

Sill Sill, n. Etym: [cf. 4th sile.]

Defn: a young herring. [eng.]