Meaning of ISLE
| Pronunciation: | | Il
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| | Definition: | | [n] a small island |
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| | Synonyms: | | islet |
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| | See Also: | | island, Isle of Wight, Wight | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Isle\, n. [Obs.]
See {Aisle}.
\Isle\, n. [OF. isle, F. [^i]le, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala.
Cf. {Insulate}.]
1. An island. [Poetic]
Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. --Milton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A spot within another of a different color, as
upon the wings of some insects.
\Isle\, v. t.
To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround
or encompass; to island. [Poetic]
Isled in sudden seas of light. --Tennyson.
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| | Related Terms: | | ait, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, continental island, coral head, coral island, coral reef, holm, insularity, island, island group, islandology, islet, key, oceanic island, reef, sandbank, sandbar |
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