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n. [ OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla. ] (Arch.) (a) A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall. (b) Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle. (c) Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with an aisle or aisles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without an aisle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. [ Pref. a- + sleep. ] 1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fast asleep the giant lay supine. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the sleep of the grave; dead. [ 1913 Webster ]

Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thess. iv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Numbed, and, usually, tingling. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as we call it, asleep. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

A wide sleeve, once worn by women. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of bliss. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people), having two pairs of runners, with the front pair connected to a steering mechanism. They are usually raced one at a time down a steeply sloping path or specially constructed chute, with sharp banked curves, and attain high speeds.
Syn. -- bobsled. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ See Brawl a dance. ] A brawl or dance. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Heb. ] The third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a part of November and a part of December; -- same as Kislev.
Syn. -- Kislev. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ AS. ceosel gravel or sand. Cf. Chessom. ] Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil. Gardner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. cis- + Leitha. ] On the Austrian side of the river Leitha; Austrian. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. unclothed. Opposite of clothed.
Syn. -- garmentless, raimentless. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having no compass. Knowles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A corselet. [ Obs. ] Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum (Chærophyllum temulum and Chærophyllum sylvestre). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Crosslet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Her.) A cross having the three upper ends crossed, so as to from three small crosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the legs crossed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of cross. ] 1. A small cross. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. OF. croisel crucible, and E. Cresset. ] A crucible. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Crossed again; -- said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. SeeCross-crosslet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Disloyal, Leal. ] Disloyal; perfidious. [ Obs. ] “Disleal knight.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of leaves. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The cankerworms that annually that disleaved the elms. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Pretended sleep. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from dross. Stevens. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Suffering from dyslexia; having impaired ability to comprehend written words; a condition usually associated with a neurologic disorder.
Syn. -- dyslexic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. Any of various reading disorders caused by a damaged or congenitally faulty structure within the central nervous system, and causing an impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information. A common example is when letter sequences are interpreted as inverted in order, as in bat/tab. RHUD [ PJC ]

adj. 1. Of or pertaining to dyslexia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. same as dyslectic.
Syn. -- dyslectic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

p. a. Placed alone or apart, as if on an island; severed, as an island. [ R. ] “In the sea of life enisled.” M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The forecastle, a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed; -- the spelling is intended to reflect the common pronunciation among seamen.
Syn. -- forecastle. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. The sleeve below the elbow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after the German chemist Freiesleben. ] A sulphide of antimony, lead, and silver, occuring in monoclinic crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Fraise a kind of defense; also Friz. ] A kind of small ruffle. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Elec.) A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it; -- so called from the name of a noted maker in germany. It is called also Plücker tube, from the German physicist who devised it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. gīsel; akin to G. geisel, Icel. gīsl. ] A pledge. [ Obs. ] Bp. Gibson.

n. (Zool.) One of several species of pygmy geese, of the genus Nettepus. They are about the size of a teal, and inhabit Africa, India, and Australia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Obs. ] See Grizzled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Haslet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. hâtelettes broil, for hastelettes, fr. F. haste spit; cf. L. hasta spear, and also OHG. harst gridiron. ] The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast, esp. of a hog. [ Written also harslet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. to dispute or quarrel, often over petty disagreements. [ PJC ]

2. To expend excessive time and energy trying to accomplish a task. [ PJC ]

v. t. to repeatedly annoy; as, He is known to hassle his staff when he is overworked.
Syn. -- harass, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. An inconvenience caused by difficulties encountered trying to accomplish a task; as, finding a parking place in midtown is always a hassle.
Syn. -- fuss, trouble, bother. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. disorderly fighting; an angry dispute or disturbance. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ Cf. Enisled. ] To form into an island; to surround. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Aisle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. isle, F. île, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala. Cf. Insulate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An island. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Isled in sudden seas of light. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. islette (cf. F. îlot), dim. of isle. ] A little island. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Heb. ] the third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a part of November and a part of December. [ Also spelled Chislev. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]