Emily Dickinson Lexicon

aisle (-s), n. [OFr > L. ala, wing.] (webplay: church).

1. Wing; annex; hallway; vault; chamber.
2. Row between graves in a cemetery.
3. Row; passageway; walking space between pews or seats in a church; lateral division between the seating sections in a church.
4. Space between trees in a forest; various paths of creatures in nature.
5. Main walkway in great hall; central corridor of a large domed room.