What does "isle" mean?
Isle: An island. [Poetic] Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
- 3.To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [Poetic] Isled in sudden seas of light. Tennyson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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