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 ]
[ひさし, hisashi](n) (1) (uk) eaves (of roof); (2) narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; (3) visor or peak (of cap); (4) (abbr) (See 庇髪) classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle[Add to Longdo]