streamlet
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈstɹiːmlət/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English stream Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English streamlet From stream + -let.
- A small stream.
“Then the river Medway, branching it selfe into five streamlets, is joyned with as many stone Bridges […]”
“[A] ſtreamlet inviting repoſe / Soft-murmuring vvanders avvay, […]”