resiled

Variant of resile

resile definition

re·sile (ri zīl′)

transitive verb resiled -·siled′, resiling -·sil′·ing

Now Rare to bounce or spring back; rebound; specif., to come back into shape or position after being pressed or stretched: said of elastic bodies

Etymology: MFr resiler < L resilire < re-, back + salire, to jump: see salient

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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