Isle \Isle\, n. [OF. isle, F. [^i]le, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala.
Cf. Insulate.]
1. An island. [Poetic]
Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. --Milton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A spot within another of a different color, as
upon the wings of some insects.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |