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cloudlet

American  
[klaud-lit] / ˈklaʊd lɪt /

noun

  1. a small cloud.


cloudlet British  
/ ˈklaʊdlɪt /

noun

  1. a small cloud

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cloudlet

First recorded in 1780–90; cloud + -let


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O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds the day, Over the cloudlet dim, Over the rainbow's rim, Musical cherub, soar, singing away!

From The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Lillias pointed to the bird, diminished almost to a speck, but relieved by the red light against a minute cloudlet.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various

In the sky there was not even a cloudlet.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz

"Upon the breast of a gigantic crag, A golden cloudlet rested for one night."

From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Constance Garnett

No thought of self doth ever cast A cloudlet o'er the light That shines afar from out her soul, So steadfast, pure, and bright.

From Choice Readings for the Home Circle by Anonymous

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