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cloudlet

American  
[kloud-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 mountain 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 Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Charles Herbert Sylvester

She spoke, once more smiling, through the little cloudlet of steam.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

A cloudlet passed from the face of the moon.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Richard Short

Even a tiny cloudlet, anchored in the limited sky, would not sail to-day.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree

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 Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey

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