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Webster 1913 Edition

Isle

Isle

,
Noun.
[
Obs
.]
See
Aisle
.

Isle

,
Noun.
[OF.
isle
, F.
île
, L.
insula
; cf. Lith.
sala
. Cf.
Insulate
.]
1.
An island.
[Poetic]
Imperial rule of all the seagirt
isles
.
Milton.
2.
(Zool.)
A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.

Isle

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Isle

ISLE

Definition 2024

Isle

Isle

See also: isle, ísle, ìsle, and işle

English

Proper noun

Isle

  1. A city in Minnesota.

isle

isle

See also: Isle, ísle, ìsle, and işle

English

Noun

isle ‎(plural isles)

  1. A (small) island.
  2. Obsolete form of aisle.

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References

  • isle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

French

Noun

isle f ‎(plural isles)

  1. Obsolete spelling of île

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin insula.

Noun

isle f (plural isles)

  1. island

Old French

Etymology

From Latin insula.

Noun

isle f ‎(oblique plural isles, nominative singular isle, nominative plural isles)

  1. island

Descendants

Turkish

Verb

isle

  1. second-person singular imperative of islemek

Antonyms

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French isle, from Latin insula. Unrelated to island.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /aɪ̯l/
  • Rhymes: -aɪl
  • Homophones: I'll, aisle

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