letterletn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛtəlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdərlət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -let suffix.

Etymology: < letter n.¹ + -let suffix. Compare earlier letteret n., letterling n.

Now rare.

A short letter; a note.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > short letter or note

schedule1397

billet1579

breviate1596

notea1616

line1647

letterling1781

letteret1799

letterlet1812

notelet1823

epistolet1824

notekin1861

1812 S. T. Coleridge Let. 21 Apr. (1959) III. 385 Dear Sara—whom I kissed 7 times in the Shape of her pretty Letterlet.

1858 W. W. Story Let. 6 Feb. in L. C. Scott Life & Lett. C. P. Cranch (1917) xi. 231 Your very pleasant letterlet reached me a few days ago.

1910 G. Sterling Let. 29 Aug. in U. Sinclair My Lifetime in Lett. (1960) 44 I'll promise to answer your letterlets more promptly, in the days to be, even though I have, as now, no particular news.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	letterlet
释义	letterletn. Brit. /ˈlɛtəlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈlɛdərlət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -let suffix. Etymology: < letter n.¹ + -let suffix. Compare earlier letteret n., letterling n. Now rare. A short letter; a note. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > short letter or note schedule1397 billet1579 breviate1596 notea1616 line1647 letterling1781 letteret1799 letterlet1812 notelet1823 epistolet1824 notekin1861 1812 S. T. Coleridge Let. 21 Apr. (1959) III. 385 Dear Sara—whom I kissed 7 times in the Shape of her pretty Letterlet. 1858 W. W. Story Let. 6 Feb. in L. C. Scott Life & Lett. C. P. Cranch (1917) xi. 231 Your very pleasant letterlet reached me a few days ago. 1910 G. Sterling Let. 29 Aug. in U. Sinclair My Lifetime in Lett. (1960) 44 I'll promise to answer your letterlets more promptly, in the days to be, even though I have, as now, no particular news. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1812
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