rillet

American  

[ril-it] / ˈrɪl ɪt /

noun

1. a little rill; streamlet.

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rillet British  

/ ˈrɪlɪt /

noun

1. a little rill

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Etymology

Origin of rillet

First recorded in 1530–40; rill ¹ + -et

Example Sentences

Cocktails from about $13 and French bistro-inspired snacks like cheese plates, rillet and foie gras from about $12.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2020

There lyeth a creeke of Ose, betweene two hilles, which deliuering a little fresh rillet into the sea, receyueth for recompence, a large ouerflowing of the salt water tides.

From The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue by Carew, Richard

The wide river of a world's life, to which the rillet of her own small existence had been carelessly winding, was all at once clearly in sight.

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington

I hear the red rillet as it flows into the rustic glass; I see the purple light upon the hills. 

From The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by Gissing, George

Beside the marge of this fair fountain stood A maiden trancëd with its melting sound, For rillet murmurs are to pensive mood Sweet as the rain-drops to the thirsty ground.

From Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems by Cassels, Walter Richard