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, adjectiveWords nearby quillet
quillai bark,
quillback,
quilled,
quiller,
quiller-couch,
quillet,
quillfish,
quilling,
quillon,
quillwork,
quillwort
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