Resiling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  resile \re*sile"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {resiled} (-z[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {resiling}.] [L.
     resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to
     leap, spring. See {Salient}.]
     To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --J.
     Ellis.


     [1913 Webster] resilience