SILENTNESS
Si"lent*ness, n.
Defn: State of being silent; silence.
SILENUS
Si*le"nus, n. Etym: [L. Silenus the tutor and attendant of Bacchus.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: See Wanderoo.
SILESIA
Si*le"si*a, n.
1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.
2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.
SILESIAN
Si*le"si*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Silesia.
— n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Silesia.