rillet

American  

[ril-it] / ˈrɪl ɪt /

noun

1. a little rill; streamlet.

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rillet British  

/ ˈrɪlɪt /

noun

1. a little rill

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Etymology

Origin of rillet

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

Example Sentences

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

In this cool rillet I shall bathe His feet,     Come, rounded pebbles from a smoother shore.

From Last Poems by Hope, Laurence

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

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

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington

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