# sillion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪlɪən/

## Definitions
1. The thick, voluminous, and shiny soil turned over by a plow.

## Etymology
Revived by Gerard Manley Hopkins in his 1877 (published posthumously in 1918) poem The Windhover; ultimately related to French sillon (“furrow”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sillion