isle(n = noun.object) islet - a small island;
is a kind of island
has particulars: perejil, isle of wight, wight
Derived form noun islet1
See Aisle. [1913 Webster]
1. An island. [1913 Webster]
"Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles." [1913 Webster]
2. A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects. [1913 Webster]
To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [1913 Webster]
"Isled in sudden seas of light." [1913 Webster]
isle, n. poet. (and in place-names) an island or peninsula, esp. a small one.
Etymology:
ME ile f. OF ile f. L insula: later ME & OF isle after L
N island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker, archipelago, islander, insular, seagirt, archipelagic, Fluids in Motion.
belle isle cress, emerald isle, isle of man, isle of skye, isle of wight, isle royal national park, safety isle