quillet

[ kwil-it ]
/ ˈkwɪl ɪt /

noun Archaic.

a subtlety or quibble.

Origin of quillet

1580–90; earlier quillity, variant of quiddity

OTHER WORDS FROM quillet

quil·let·ed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for quillets

quillet
/ (ˈkwɪlɪt) /

noun

archaic a quibble or subtlety

Word Origin for quillet

C16: from earlier quillity, perhaps an alteration of quiddity