nookletn.
/ˈnʊklᵻt/, U.S. /ˈnʊklət/ Originally poetic.
A little nook or corner.In quot. 1998: a built-in recess in a room.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > [noun] > angle or corner > internal or pointing inward > in an enclosed space or a nook > small
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1847 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 14 854 Hope from out of some sweet nooklet Of the heart sends forth its lay.
1874 J. G. Holland Mistress of Manse ii. 20 Every nooklet and retreat..Shall wear a charm.
1889 W. Allingham Life & Phantasy 110 Springlets, brooklets, Greeny nooklets, Hill and valley, and salt-sea spray.
1985 New Yorker 25 Feb. 27/1 This is where they live—each in their very own Hugga Nook or Nooklet in Huggaland, wearing their Hugwear.
1998 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 24 Oct. k4 He..seemed to wonder how I could be so rude and tasteless as to complain about the marvellous architecture with its bedroom ‘nooklet’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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