isle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small island
    islet.

WordNet

Isle noun
Etymology
Obs.
Definitions
  1. See Aisle.
Isle noun
Etymology
OF. isle, F. île, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala. Cf. Insulate.
Definitions
  1. An island. Poetic
    Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. Milton.
  2. (Zoöl.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
Isle transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. Poetic
    Isled in sudden seas of light. Tennyson.

Webster 1913