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Webster 1913 Edition
Aisle
Aisle
,Noun.
[OF.
ele
, F. aile
, wing, wing of a building, L. ala
, contr. fr. axilla
.] (Arch.)
(a)
A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall.
(b)
Improperly used also for the have; – as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle.
(c)
Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aisle
AISLE
, or AILE,Noun.
The wing of a quire; a walk in a church.