rillet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rillet
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 haymakers were forth and gone, And every rillet laughed and shone.
From Lyrics of Earth by Lampman, Archibald
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