Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Aisle (-s)
aisle (-s), n. [OFr > L. ala, wing.] (webplay: church).
- Wing; annex; hallway; vault; chamber.
- Row between graves in a cemetery.
- Row; passageway; walking space between pews or seats in a church; lateral division between the seating sections in a church.
- Space between trees in a forest; various paths of creatures in nature.
- Main walkway in great hall; central corridor of a large domed room.
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