dillue

D2I1L1L1U1E1

verb

Sift with a sieve.

OriginCornish dyllo →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

verbdillue (third-person singular simple present dillues, present participle dilluing, simple past and past participle dillued)

present singular third person dillues · participle present dilluing · participle past dillued · past dillued

  1. Sift with a sieve.
  2. Separate ore with by sieving.

Origin

  1. Cornishdyllo“sift with a sieve”
  2. Englishdillue

From Cornish dyllo (“sift with a sieve”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

illude
Cite this entry
APA

dillue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dillue

MLA

“dillue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dillue. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dillue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dillue.

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