English Dictionary: Ait | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ait \Ait\, n. [AS. [?], [?], perh. dim. of [c6]eg, [c6]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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ait \Ait\, n. Oat. [Scot.] --Burns. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eyot \Ey"ot\ ([imac]"[ocr]t or [amac]t), n. [Ey (AS. [c6]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [c6]geo[edh]. See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.] A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and {eyght}.] --Blackstone. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AIT {Advanced Intelligent Tape} |