nibletn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪblᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈnɪblət/

Forms: 1800s– niblet, 1900s– nibblet.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nibble n., -et suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < nibble n. + -et suffix¹.

1. A tiny piece of something, esp. a foodstuff; a morsel, a shred. Usually in plural.A proprietary name (with capital initial) for some foodstuffs in the U.K.

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the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [noun] > small quantity

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1896 Yorks. Weekly Post 28 Nov. 6/2 'T warst on 't is it'll hae to be read i'niblets.

1907 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 Jan. 194 Niblet... Biscuits and other edible substances.

1975 Listener 16 Oct. 512/4 Scampi niblets in browning orange juice.

1981 Christian Sci. Monitor 20 Apr. 23/3 A White House ‘source’ a few days ago disclosed a few choice niblets of information about the President.

1989 Independent (Nexis) 16 Dec. 36 A quarter of a Brussel sprout, a sixth (!) of a chestnut, a game-chip, and a nibblet each of roast turkey and bacon.

2000 I. Edward-Jones My Canapé Hell (2001) viii. 202 An expensive watering hole with cashew and green olive niblets.

2. Originally North American. spec. A kernel of sweetcorn. Usually in plural.The plural (with capital initial) is a proprietary name in the U.K. and U.S. in this sense.

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1930 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 July 563/1 Niblets... for canned corn. Claims use since on or about May 20, 1930.

1968 E. Staebler Food that really Schmecks iv. 24 Corn cut from 6 or 8 cobs—(or a can or two of niblets for deprived city dwellers).

1972 Guardian 1 Dec. 11/4 Equal parts pumpkin..tomatoes..and maize..frozen or tinned (in which case use niblets, not ‘cream-style’ corn).

1976 S. J. Perelman Let. 18 Oct. in Don't tread on Me (1987) 321 I had..Virginia ham steak, glazed, with sweet potatoe and corn nibblets.

1992 Harrowsmith Oct. 65/3 The chambers within each pod contain luscious, sweet-smelling orange-red fruits about the size of a corn niblet.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niblet
释义	nibletn. Brit. /ˈnɪblᵻt/, U.S. /ˈnɪblət/ Forms: 1800s– niblet, 1900s– nibblet. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nibble n., -et suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < nibble n. + -et suffix¹. 1. A tiny piece of something, esp. a foodstuff; a morsel, a shred. Usually in plural.A proprietary name (with capital initial) for some foodstuffs in the U.K. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [noun] > small quantity breadeOE crumbc975 snedec1000 snodec1150 morselc1300 swallow1340 modicumc1400 mouthful?c1450 tasting1526 taste1530 buckone1625 morceau1778 rive1793 nibble?1828 munchet1845 moufful1896 niblet1896 snade1901 nugget1951 nibbly1978 1896 Yorks. Weekly Post 28 Nov. 6/2 'T warst on 't is it'll hae to be read i'niblets. 1907 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 Jan. 194 Niblet... Biscuits and other edible substances. 1975 Listener 16 Oct. 512/4 Scampi niblets in browning orange juice. 1981 Christian Sci. Monitor 20 Apr. 23/3 A White House ‘source’ a few days ago disclosed a few choice niblets of information about the President. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 16 Dec. 36 A quarter of a Brussel sprout, a sixth (!) of a chestnut, a game-chip, and a nibblet each of roast turkey and bacon. 2000 I. Edward-Jones My Canapé Hell (2001) viii. 202 An expensive watering hole with cashew and green olive niblets. 2. Originally North American. spec. A kernel of sweetcorn. Usually in plural.The plural (with capital initial) is a proprietary name in the U.K. and U.S. in this sense. ΚΠ 1930 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 July 563/1 Niblets... for canned corn. Claims use since on or about May 20, 1930. 1968 E. Staebler Food that really Schmecks iv. 24 Corn cut from 6 or 8 cobs—(or a can or two of niblets for deprived city dwellers). 1972 Guardian 1 Dec. 11/4 Equal parts pumpkin..tomatoes..and maize..frozen or tinned (in which case use niblets, not ‘cream-style’ corn). 1976 S. J. Perelman Let. 18 Oct. in Don't tread on Me (1987) 321 I had..Virginia ham steak, glazed, with sweet potatoe and corn nibblets. 1992 Harrowsmith Oct. 65/3 The chambers within each pod contain luscious, sweet-smelling orange-red fruits about the size of a corn niblet. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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