beamletn.
/ˈbiːmlɪt/ A little beam or ray of light.
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the world > matter > light > [noun] > ray or beam > little
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beamlet1840
1840 N. P. Willis Loiterings of Trav. II. (ad fin.) Her eyes two beamlets from the moon.
1878 H. Phillips Poems from Span. & Ger. 63 And all the glittering beamlets Deep in her bosom play.
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n.1840- better than
- better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
- better than nothing
- better than ordinary
- better the devil you know
- better the devil you know than the devil you don't
- better the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- better to be safe than sorry
- better to be sure than sorry
- better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- better to say
- better wed over the mixen than over the moor
- better will
- better yet
- better-balanced
- better-behaved
- better-born
- better-class
- better-considered
- better-dressed
- better-educated
- better-equipped
- better-heeled
- better-humoured
- better-informed