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thinglet

thinglet noun: a little thing.

Noun

thinglet (plural thinglets)

  1. A little thing.
    • Thinglets fit only to wrap candles in, or make winding-sheets in Lent for pilchards, or keep butter in the marketplace from melting.2016, Mrs. Alick Macleod, An Australian Girl

Forms of thinglet

pluralthinglets

Origin of thinglet

From thing + -let.

Questions about thinglet

What does thinglet mean?
Thinglet means a little thing.
What part of speech is thinglet?
Thinglet is a noun.
What is the plural of thinglet?
The plural of thinglet is thinglets.

Words near thinglet in the dictionary

  1. thinginess
  2. thinging
  3. thingish
  4. thingism
  5. thingless
  6. thinglet
  7. thinglets
  8. Thingley
  9. thinglike
  10. thinglikeness
  11. thingliness

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