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silt (sĭlt)
n.
A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.


v., silt·ed, silt·ing, silts.

v.intr.
To become filled with silt: an old channel that silted up.

v.tr.
To fill, cover, or obstruct with silt: River sediments gradually silted the harbor.

[Middle English cylte, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

siltation silt·a'tion n.
silty silt'y adj.



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