- a variation of runnel.
runlet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of runlet
C14: from Old French rondelet roundlet
Example Sentences
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I have read in Plinius and Mela of a runlet near Dodona, which kindled by approximation an unlighted torch, and extinguished a lighted one.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Walter Savage Landor
A narrow bridge of logs led across a sedgy runlet, which, like many mountain streams, was unfordable, except in occasional spots.
From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood
The wine was excellent, notwithstanding its having been brought in a runlet from Edinburgh; and the habits of the Marquis, when engaged with such good cheer, were somewhat sedentary.
From The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott
It is not worth while to enter into any calculation of the relation borne by this runlet to the great torrents which descend from the chain of Mont Blanc into the valley of Chamouni.
From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by John Ruskin
He carried him carefully to the partial shelter of a rock, and propped him up, and gave him water from a runlet close by.
From White Fire by John Oxenham
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