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aisle

aisle \'i-(*)l\ n [ME ile, fr. MR aile wing, fr. L ala; akin to OE eaxl 
   s]houlder, L ;axilla armpit - more at AXIS 1: the side of a church nave 
   separated by piers from the nave proper  2: a passage between sections of 
   seats