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scantlet

scantlet noun: a small pattern or quantity.

Noun

scantlet (plural scantlets)

  1. (obsolete) A small pattern or quantity.
    • [T]he beſt of mankind vvould ſoon find that that vvhich was truly good, in the whole courſe of his life, vvere a pitiful, ſlender ſcantlet, and vvould be infinitely out-vveighed by his ſins, omiſſions, and defects; […]1676, [Matthew Hale], “Of Humility, Its Opposite Vices, Benefits, & Means to Acquire It”, in Contemplations Moral and Divine. […], London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbury […], and John...
    Synonyms:
    scantling

Synonyms of scantlet

Forms of scantlet

pluralscantlets

Origin of scantlet

From Old French eschantelet (“corner”).

Questions about scantlet

What does scantlet mean?
Scantlet means a small pattern or quantity.
What part of speech is scantlet?
Scantlet is a noun.
What is the plural of scantlet?
The plural of scantlet is scantlets.

Words near scantlet in the dictionary

  1. scantle
  2. Scantlebury
  3. Scantleburys
  4. scantled
  5. scantles
  6. scantlet
  7. scantlets
  8. Scantlin
  9. scantling
  10. scantlinged
  11. scantlings

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