Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
oilet .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediæval fortifications.
- noun A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture.
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- noun A round
hole orcircle with which anopening for anarrow slit terminates.
Etymologies
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Derived from French œil 'eye', in turn derived from Latin oculum (accusative form of oculus).
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mollusque commented on the word oillet
The round opening at the end of an arrow-slit (listed in OED2).
November 8, 2007
sionnach commented on the word oillet
(n.) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediaeval fortifications. (Webster 1913)
Possible relative of the infamous archerent?
November 10, 2007