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scantlets

scantlets is the plural of scantlet.

Meaning of scantlet

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

Questions about scantlets

What is scantlets the plural of?
Scantlets is the plural of scantlet.

Words near scantlets in the dictionary

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

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