aisle
aisle
Definition
aisle (īl)
noun
- a part of a church alongside the nave, choir, or transept, set off by a row of columns or piers
- a passageway between sections of seats in rows
- a narrow passageway, as between rows of trees
Etymology: ME ile < OFr aile, wing, section of a building (see aileron); E -s- through confusion with isle
aisled (īld) adjective
aisle
Synonyms
aisle
n.
aisle
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- nave: The font, at the east end of the south aisle of the nave, is modern, octagonal with paneled sides.
- supermarket: She had been walking down an aisle of the supermarket that had freezer cabinets on both sides.
- church: Nave - The central aisle of the church that leads from the back to the altar at the front of the church.
Converse of object
- wander: Wandering the aisles, every screen displays some intriguing animation sequence, monster design, or view of a half built world.
Adjective modifier
- south: The south aisle, with the tower at its west end.
- north: The wall of the north aisle has been rebuilt.
- carpetted: Carpetted central aisle with longitudinal choir stalls on raised planked floors.
- North: The Ten Commandments are on the West wall of the North aisle.
- South: The Black Death The South aisle was added at the end of the 1340s.
- narrow: A third, the narrow northern aisle, is on the far side of the nave.
Modifies a noun
- seat: Is a family of 3 more likely to take all aisle seats, or 3 seats in the same row?
- chapel: The north aisle lies through the arcade; the archway behind is into the north aisle chapel, beside the chancel.
- roof: In 1814, the south aisle roof was renewed.
- wall: West wall: fresh fabric rather like the infill running down the aisle wall just to the west ( see above ).
Noun used with modifier
- quire: The pavement came from the site of a 3rd-century Roman villa along with a mural displayed on the wall of the south quire aisle.
- chancel: The chancel aisles have four bays, the fourth also belonging to the retrochoir.
- nave: There is a fine 15th century brass cross under the high altar and further portions of a brass monument in the nave aisle.
- north: The north aisle is the newest part of the church.
- choir: The organ is situated at the east end of the south choir aisle, with the attached console facing east.
- supermarket: Here were the meat packing workers who stock the supermarket aisles.
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