Aisle (&?;), n. [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.] (Arch.) (a) A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall. (b) Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle. (c) Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open.
Aisled (&?;), a. Furnished with an aisle or aisles.
Ais"less (&?;), a. Without an aisle.
Ait (&?;), n. [AS. &?;, &?;, perh. dim. of eg, g, island. See Eyot.] An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.
The ait where the osiers grew.
R. Hodges (1649).
Among green aits and meadows.
Dickens.
Ait (&?;), n. Oat. [Scot.] Burns.
Aitch (&?;), n. The letter h or H.
Aitch"bone` (&?;), n. [For nachebone. For loss of n, cf. Adder. See Natch.] The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone. [Spelt also edgebone.]
Ai`ti*ol"o*gy (&?;), n. See Ætiology.
A*jar" (&?;), adv. [OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See Char.] Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
A*jar" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- + jar.] In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world.
A*jog" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- + jog.] On the jog.
Aj"u*tage (&?;), n. [F. ajutage, for ajoutage, fr. ajouter to add, LL. adjuxtare, fr. L. ad + juxta near to, nigh. Cf. Adjutage, Adjustage, Adjust.] A tube through which water is discharged; an efflux tube; as, the ajutage of a fountain.
Ake (&?;), n. & v. See Ache.
A*kene" (&?;), n. (Bot.) Same as Achene.
Ak"e*ton (&?;), n. [Obs.] See Acton.
A*kim"bo (&?;), a. [Etymology unknown. Cf. Kimbo.] With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. "With one arm akimbo." Irving.
A*kin" (&?;), a. [Pref. a- (for of) + kin.] 1. Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.
2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. "A joy akin to rapture." Cowper.
The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character.
Jeffrey.
This adjective is used only after the noun.
||Ak`i*ne"si*a (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; quiescence; 'a priv. + &?; motion.] (Med.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement. Foster.
Ak`i*ne"sic (&?;), a. (Med.) Pertaining to akinesia.
A*knee" (&?;), adv. On the knee. [R.] Southey.