rillet

[ ril-it ]

noun
  1. a little rill; streamlet.

Origin of rillet

1
First recorded in 1530–40; rill1 + -et

Words Nearby rillet

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How to use rillet in a sentence

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

  • Ramsey clutched the old man's arm, pressed curls and brow against it, and laughed in a rillet of pure silver.

    Gideon's Band | George W. Cable

British Dictionary definitions for rillet

rillet

/ (ˈrɪlɪt) /


noun
  1. a little rill

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