quillet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quibble, an evasive distinction.
noun
  1. A small plot of land; historically: a strip of land that together with others like it formed a larger field.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɪlɪt/

Word forms

quillet quillets

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a shortening of earlier quillity, itself of uncertain origin, or from Latin quidlibet (“anything”).

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