Ile

//aɪl// contraction, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ail (“awn”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Obsolete form of aisle. alt-of, obsolete

    "A couple of arches , one above the other , rising from the columns , run along the rows ; and from the same basis springs an arch that forms the roof of each ile"

  3. 3
    Obsolete form of isle. alt-of, obsolete

    "or spread his aerie flight / Upborn with indefatigable wings / Over the vast abrupt, ere he arrive / The happy Ile"

Contraction
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of I'll. alt-of, contraction, obsolete

    "Ile write to my lord ſhe's dead: O Imogen! / Safe mayſt thou wander, ſafe returne agen."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Isle. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
isoleucineisoleucine

Example

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"A couple of arches , one above the other , rising from the columns , run along the rows ; and from the same basis springs an arch that forms the roof of each ile"

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