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ait
[ eyt ]
/ eɪt /
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Definition of ait
noun British Dialect.
a small island, especially a braid bar.
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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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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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