ait

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

ait, n. [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]

ait, n. 

 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.