GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 3 definitions

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   Eight (āt), n. [See Ait.] An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] “Osiers on their eights.”  Evelyn.
   
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   Eight (āt), a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. ātta, Sw. åtta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. asztůni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. ὀκτώ, Skr. ashṭan. √306.  Cf. Octave.] Seven and one; as, “eight years”.
   
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   Eight (āt), n.
   1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.
   
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   2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.
   
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