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▪ I. † ile1 Obs. [ad. L. īle or īle-um (see ileum and ilium). Cf. F. (pl.) iles (13th c.).] = ileum.
1601Holland Pliny I. 342 The small guts..through which the meat passeth: in others it is named Ile. 1656[see iliacal]. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Ile, the Cavity or Hollowness from the Chest to the Thigh-Bones, the Flank that contains the small Guts. ▪ II. ile2 var. of ail n.2, awn of barley, etc.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Iles, or Oils (Country-Word), the Spires or Beards of Corn. ▪ III. ile obs. f. ill, isle, aisle; a former spelling of I'll = I will; a vulgar or dial. pronunciation (now esp. in U.S.) of oil. |