ˈmilksile Obs. exc. dial.
Also 5 -sele, -syle.
[f. milk n.1 + sile. Cf. milk-sye, milsey.]
1. A strainer for milk. (See E.D.D.)
| 1459 Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 89, j Milksyle. |
2. lady's milksile: the milkmaid, Cardamine pratensis (Britten & Holland, 1886).