EIGHT

n. a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.

2.
a.

Seven and one; as, eight years.

3.
n.

The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

4.
n.

A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.


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