noun
Meaning 1
A quibble, an evasive distinction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
quillet
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UK: /ˈkwɪlɪt/
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rhymes with -ɪlɪt
noun
Meaning 2
A small plot of land; historically: a strip of land that together with others like it formed a larger field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: regional
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History
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly a shortening of earlier quillity, itself of uncertain origin, or from Latin quidlibet (“anything”).
Uncertain. Possibly from Anglo-Norman/Old French cueillette (“uncultivated strip of land for the gathering of herbs, berries, snails, etc.”).