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Ait
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."
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"Among green aits and meadows."
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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.
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