Lett
[let]
- a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Latvian(def 3).
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Lett walked in and the Idaho man had his gun up in a second.
Policing the PlainsR.G. MacBeth
There was a grapple and a fall, but when they got up Lett had the Idaho "gun" in his hand.
Policing the PlainsR.G. MacBeth
No one knew just how it happened, but Lett sprang at the desperado.
Policing the PlainsR.G. MacBeth
Spanish paper was to lett him know what Rout he was to Steer.
I cannot tell by your letter whether the mills, lett at 20l.
Lett
- another name for a Latvian
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Word Origin and History for lett
Lett
1831, from German Lette, from Old High German liuti "people" (German Leute). The native name is Latvji (see Latvia). Related: Lettic; Lettish.
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