▪ I. † ile1 Obs.
[ad. L. īle or īle-um (see ileum and ilium). Cf. F. (pl.) iles (13th c.).]
= ileum.
| 1601 Holland Pliny I. 342 The small guts..through which the meat passeth: in others it is named Ile. 1656 [see iliacal]. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Ile, the Cavity or Hollowness from the Chest to the Thigh-Bones, the Flank that contains the small Guts. |
▪ II. ile2
var. of ail n.2, awn of barley, etc.
| 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Iles, or Oils (Country-Word), the Spires or Beards of Corn. |
▪ III. ile
obs. f. ill, isle, aisle; a former spelling of I'll = I will; a vulgar or dial. pronunciation (now esp. in U.S.) of oil.