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ait

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

aitn. [AS. , , perh. dim. of īeg, īg, island. See Eyot.].
     An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.  [1913 Webster]
    "The ait where the osiers grew."  [1913 Webster]
    "Among green aits and meadows."  [1913 Webster]
aitn. 
     Oat.  Burns.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ait, n. (also eyot) Brit. a small island, esp. in a river.

Etymology
OE iggath etc. f. ieg ISLAND + dimin. suffix

ROGET THESAURUS

ait

Island

N island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker, archipelago, islander, insular, seagirt, archipelagic, Fluids in Motion.


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