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Definition of Aisles
1. aisle [n] - See also: aisle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aisles
Literary usage of Aisles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"At Toulouse the nave also has two parallel aisles, but the choir is ... The church
is a narrow oblong, destitute of aisles, uj ft. long by only 16 ft. wide. ..."
2. The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul: An Account of the Old and New Buildings by Arthur Dimock (1900)
"We will first point out an unnoticed feature in the great piers at either end,
Their inner faces as seen from the aisles have recesses or niches for the ..."
3. A History of Architecture by Russell Sturgis, Arthur Lincoln Frothingham (1915)
"But the buttresses are double-arched as at Chartres, and the plan has only three
aisles for both nave and choir. A peculiarity of the plan is the ..."
4. A History of Architecture by Russell Sturgis, Arthur Lincoln Frothingham (1915)
"But the buttresses are double-arched as at Chartres, and the plan has only three
aisles for both nave and choir. A peculiarity of the plan is the ..."
5. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Floors for Trucking aisles.—Special precautions are necessary in building floors
where heavy trucking is to be done. Wood block flooring can be used if ..."
6. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical by Francis Hindes Groome (1885)
"The aisles are narrow but lofty, and have a row of windows with double mullions.
The clerestory windows are much the same, but have not all double mullions. ..."
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