aisle
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle French aisle (Modern French aile) from Latin ala.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia aisle (plural aisles)
- A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
- 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, The Dust of Conflict[1]:
- Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
- 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 13, Crime out of Mind[2]:
- In one of the aisles there was an elaborately carved confessional box and I recognised the village priest in his heavy mountain boots and black cassock as he entered it and drew the dark velvet curtains behind him.
- 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, The Dust of Conflict[1]:
- A clear path through rows of seating.
- A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
- Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.
Synonyms [edit]
- (path senses): isle
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from aisle
Translations [edit]
wing of a building, notably in a church
clear path through rows of seating
corridor in a supermarket
any path through obstructed space
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Anagrams [edit]
Middle French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French aile, Latin ala with the addition of an unetymological s
Noun [edit]
aisle f (plural aisles)
- wing (anatomical structure of flying animals)
