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blacklet

blacklet noun: a speck of soot.

Noun

blacklet (plural blacklets)

  1. A speck of soot.
  2. (rare) A hoverfly of the genus Cheilosia.

Forms of blacklet

pluralblacklets

Origin of blacklet

From black + -let.

Questions about blacklet

What does blacklet mean?
Blacklet means a speck of soot.
What part of speech is blacklet?
Blacklet is a noun.
What is the plural of blacklet?
The plural of blacklet is blacklets.

Words near blacklet in the dictionary

  1. blackleggism
  2. blacklegism
  3. blacklegs
  4. blackless
  5. blacklessness
  6. blacklet
  7. blacklets
  8. blackletter
  9. blacklettered
  10. blackletters
  11. Blackley

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