QUILLET

Etymology 1

Noun

quillet (plural quillets)

A quibble, an evasive distinction.

Etymology 2

Noun

quillet (plural quillets)

(now regional) A small plot of land; historically: a strip of land that together with others like it formed a larger field.

Synonyms

• croft

Source: Wiktionary


Quil"let, n. Etym: [L. quidlibet what you please. Cf. Quiddit, and Quibble.]

Definition: Subtilty; nicety; quibble. "Nice, sharp quillets of the law." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

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