quillet

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪlɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪt === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Possibly a shortening of earlier quillity, itself of uncertain origin, or from Latin quidlibet (“anything”). ==== Noun ==== quillet (plural quillets) A quibble, an evasive distinction. === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Possibly from Anglo-Norman/Old French cueillette (“uncultivated strip of land for the gathering of herbs, berries, snails, etc.”). ==== Noun ==== quillet (plural quillets) (now regional) A small plot of land; historically: a strip of land that together with others like it formed a larger field. ===== Synonyms ===== croft ===== Derived terms ===== quilleted