OILLET

Etymology

Noun

oillet (plural oillets)

(medieval architecture) A round hole or circle with which an opening for an arrowslit terminates.

Anagrams

• Elliot, tollie

Source: Wiktionary


Oil"let, n. Etym: [See Eyelet.] (Arch.) (a) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediæval fortifications. (b) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture. [Written also oylet.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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