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[syn: isle, islet]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Isle \Isle\, n. [Obs.]
See Aisle.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Isle \Isle\, n. [OF. isle, F. [^i]le, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala.
Cf. Insulate.]
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1. An island. [Poetic]
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Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. --Milton.
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2. (Zool.) A spot within another of a different color, as
upon the wings of some insects.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Isle \Isle\, v. t.
To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround
or encompass; to island. [Poetic]
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Isled in sudden seas of light. --Tennyson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
isle
n 1: a small island [syn: isle, islet]