ət, eɪt
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| —n | |
| dialect an islet, esp in a river | |
| [Old English ӯgett small island, from ieg | |
| eyot or eyot | |
| —n | |
| [Old English ӯgett small island, from ieg | |
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| eyot (aɪt) | |
| —n | |
| rare (Brit) island | |
| [variant of | |
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eyot
"small island," from M.E. eyt, from O.E. igeoð, dim. of eg, ig, ieg "island" (see island). Ending infl. by Fr. dim. suffix -ot.
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