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21aisle — [15] The original English form of this word was ele. It was borrowed from Old French, which in turn took it from Latin āla ‘wing’ (the modern French form of the word, aile, has a diminutive form, aileron ‘movable control surface on an aircraft’s… …
22aisle — n 1. passageway, gangway, walkway, walk; corridor, alley, alleyway, lane, path; row, tier, section, box. 2. in the aisle (of an audience, in reference to laughter) convulsed, doubled up or over, hysterical, crying, splitting one s side, rolling… …
23aisle — [15] The original English form of this word was ele. It was borrowed from Old French, which in turn took it from Latin āla ‘wing’ (the modern French form of the word, aile, has a diminutive form, aileron ‘movable control surface on an aircraft’s… …
24aisle — noun Etymology: Middle English ile, alteration of ele, from Anglo French, literally, wing, from Latin ala; akin to Old English eaxl shoulder, Latin axis axletree more at axis Date: 15th century 1. the side of a church nave separated by piers from …
25aisle — An elongated high narrow traversable passage in a cave [10]. See also crawl, crawlway; corridor; passage. Synonyms: (French.) aisle, aîle; (German.) Kluft; (Greek.) farangothes ipoyios thiavasis; (Russian.) hod; (Spanish.) laminador… …
26Aisle — This term is often wrongly applied to the alleys or passageways between the pews of a church. Aisle, properly speaking, is an architectural term given to the side or wing of a church or cathedral separated from the nave by rows of pillars and… …
27aisle — In architecture, a long, narrow space on either side of the nave of a church, usually between a row of columns or piers and the outer wall. It is often referred to as a side aisle …
28aisle — [ʌɪl] noun 1》 a passage between rows of seats, pews, or supermarket shelves. 2》 Architecture a lateral division of a church parallel to, and divided by pillars from, a nave, choir, or transept. Phrases lead someone up the aisle get married to… …
29aisle — noun (C) 1 a long passage between rows of seats, shelves, etc in a building or a plane 2 a narrow passage at the side of a church that is separated from the central part by a row of pillars pillar (1) 3 go/walk down the aisle informal to get… …
30aisle — noun there is no sitting allowed in the aisle Syn: passage, passageway, gangway, walkway, corridor …
