ait

[ eyt ]

/ eɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ait ON THESAURUS.COM

noun British Dialect.

a small island, especially a braid bar.

Also ey·ot

[ahy-uht, eyt] /ˈaɪ ət, eɪt/ .

Origin of ait

First recorded before 900; Middle English eyt, Old English ȳgett, diminutive of ieg, īg “island,” cognate with Middle Low German ō, ōge, ou(we), Old High German ouwa, Old Norse ey; see origin at island

Words nearby ait

Aisha, AISI, AISI steel, aisle, Aisne, ait, aitch, aitchbone, Aitken, Aius Locutius, Aix-en-Provence

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Example sentences from the Web for ait

Some, like the Ait Atta nomads, still migrate throughout the year.
On Foot in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco|Joanna Eede|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aw niver saw as mich stuff to ait i' all my life, except in a cook shop.
Yorkshire Ditties, First Series|John Hartley
Aw wornt meeanin owt to ait an' drink, aw meant a famous church'at ther is.
Seets I' Paris|John Hartley
Bono jure, ait, fructus ille ad Gulielmum redeat, ut qui plurimum in opere illo sudarit.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott

Let my beloved come into his garn, an ait his pleasant fruits.
Highways & Byways in Sussex|E.V. Lucas
The little one below it, called Queen's ait, now belongs to the Eton boys, who have built a small cottage on it.
The Thames|G. E. Mitton

British Dictionary definitions for ait

ait

eyot

/ (eɪt) /

noun

dialect an islet, esp in a river

Word Origin for ait

Old English ӯgett small island, from ieg island

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单词	ait
释义	ait [ eyt ] / eɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ait ON THESAURUS.COM noun British Dialect. a small island, especially a braid bar. Also ey·ot [ahy-uht, eyt] /ˈaɪ ət, eɪt/ . Origin of ait First recorded before 900; Middle English eyt, Old English ȳgett, diminutive of ieg, īg “island,” cognate with Middle Low German ō, ōge, ou(we), Old High German ouwa, Old Norse ey; see origin at island Words nearby ait Aisha, AISI, AISI steel, aisle, Aisne, ait, aitch, aitchbone, Aitken, Aius Locutius, Aix-en-Provence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ait Some, like the Ait Atta nomads, still migrate throughout the year. On Foot in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco\|Joanna Eede\|January 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Aw niver saw as mich stuff to ait i' all my life, except in a cook shop. Yorkshire Ditties, First Series\|John Hartley Aw wornt meeanin owt to ait an' drink, aw meant a famous church'at ther is. Seets I' Paris\|John Hartley Bono jure, ait, fructus ille ad Gulielmum redeat, ut qui plurimum in opere illo sudarit. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.\|William H. Prescott Let my beloved come into his garn, an ait his pleasant fruits. Highways & Byways in Sussex\|E.V. Lucas The little one below it, called Queen's ait, now belongs to the Eton boys, who have built a small cottage on it. The Thames\|G. E. Mitton British Dictionary definitions for ait ait eyot / (eɪt) / noun dialect an islet, esp in a river Word Origin for ait Old English ӯgett small island, from ieg island Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ait islet, isle
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