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单词 altarlet
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altarletn.

Brit. /ˈɔːltəlᵻt/, /ˈɒltəlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈɔltərlət/, /ˈɑltərlət/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: altar n., -let suffix.
Etymology: < altar n. + -let suffix.
rare.
A small altar.
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1829 R. Southey Pilgrim to Compostella (note) , in All for Love 203 Of how small dimensions..may better be collected from the measure of the altarlet itself.
1907 W. St. Clair Baddeley Cotteswold Manor i. 32 An altarlet, upon which is erected a twofold cornucopia.
1925 K. S. Guthrie Mithraic Myst. vi. 102 The Mystics throw incense on the Judges' altarlets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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