English Explanatory Dictionary

howlet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An owl; an owlet.

Word forms

howlet howlets hewlet houlet

Etymology

From Middle English howlat, howlott etc, either borrowed from French hulotte or formed from Middle English howle (form of oule) + -et. Compare modern owlet.

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