quillet
quillet · quillets
A quibble, an evasive distinctionA quibble, an evasive distinction.
/ˈkwɪlɪt/
Meaning
2 sensesA quibble, an evasive distinction.
(regional)A small plot of land; historically: a strip of land that together with others like it formed a larger field.
Origin
Uncertain. Possibly a shortening of earlier quillity, itself of uncertain origin, or fromUncertain. Possibly a shortening of earlier quillity, itself of uncertain origin, or from Latin quidlibet (“anything”).
Uncertain. Possibly from Anglo-Norman/Old French cueillette (“uncultivated strip of land for the gathering of herbs, berries, snails, etc.”).
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