Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variant form of eyot, ait.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An island. See
eyot .
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Examples
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And zee schulle undirstonde, that the cros of oure Lord was eyght cubytes long, and the overthwart piece was of lengthe thre cubytes and an half.
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The 13. of the same month Reyner van Hel with eyght Gentlemen went into the towne, taking certaine wares with him, of euery thing
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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In the space of eyght dayes we came to a mountayne which conteyneth in circuite ten or twelve myles.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Ryalles of eyght; which being performed, their two men, and their other halfe of our men were on both sides to bee deliuered and sette free, and without contradiction it was performed.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Entryng, therefore, into the citie, wee founde there the carauana of Memphis, or Babylon, which prevented vs eyght dayes, and came not the waye that wee came.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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And zee schulle undirstonde, that the cros of oure Lord was eyght cubytes long, and the overthwart piece was of lengthe thre cubytes and an half.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The eyght of February we rowed into the Riuer to buy cattle, and other things, but they were become our enemies, threatning and casting stones at vs, wherevpbn we put out two shalops to run a shore close to the land, and made our Caliuers and other weapons ready.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The first of February wee had two hogges brought aborde our shippes, that wee bought for two Ryalles of eyght, and we eate them very sauerly.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Beneath the mountaine are seene seuen or eyght thorne trees, very fayre, and in them we found
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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England, pacyficatioun was maid for that tyme; for, by the judgements of eyght personis for ather party, chosyn to judge, Whitther that any thing was done by the said Ambassadouris, in the contracting of that mariage, which to do thei had not sufficient power fra the Counsall and
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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