Eyght

Eyght
Eyght \Eyght\ ([=a]t), n. An island. See {Eyot}. [1913 Webster]

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  • eyght — Eyot Ey ot ([imac] [o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.] A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ait — Eyot Ey ot ([imac] [o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.] A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ayt — Eyot Ey ot ([imac] [o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.] A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ey — Eyot Ey ot ([imac] [o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.] A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eyet — Eyot Ey ot ([imac] [o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.] A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eyot — Ey ot ([imac] [o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.] A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and {eyght}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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