townletn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊnlət/

Forms: see town n. and -let suffix.

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

Etymology: < town n. + -let suffix.

A small town.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > small town

townleta1552

townikina1813

townette1839

boroughlet1864

townling1866

towneen1893

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) V. 89 Ægglesfild and Bradefeld ii. Townelettes or Villages long to one Paroche Chirche.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 32 The coasts are well bespred with prety townlets.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words at Paston A Townlet in Northfolk, giving sirname and residence to an honourable family of this County.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 244 One of those townlets in which every thing reminds us of the distance from a metropolis.

1890 Times 14 Oct. 4/1 Many townlets are changed by virtue of a local order into villages, and Jews resident in them are expelled.

1920 W. H. Mallock Mem. Life & Lit. viii. 159 Within a few miles' radius of Trevarthenick were two little agricultural townlets, hardly more than villages.

1994 New Yorker 10 Oct. 110/2 Berie Carr..is a middle-aged woman recalling her adolescence in Horsehearts, a townlet in upstate New York.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	townlet
释义	townletn. Brit. /ˈtaʊnlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnlət/ Forms: see town n. and -let suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: town n., -let suffix. Etymology: < town n. + -let suffix. A small town. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > small town townleta1552 townikina1813 townette1839 boroughlet1864 townling1866 towneen1893 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) V. 89 Ægglesfild and Bradefeld ii. Townelettes or Villages long to one Paroche Chirche. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 32 The coasts are well bespred with prety townlets. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words at Paston A Townlet in Northfolk, giving sirname and residence to an honourable family of this County. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 244 One of those townlets in which every thing reminds us of the distance from a metropolis. 1890 Times 14 Oct. 4/1 Many townlets are changed by virtue of a local order into villages, and Jews resident in them are expelled. 1920 W. H. Mallock Mem. Life & Lit. viii. 159 Within a few miles' radius of Trevarthenick were two little agricultural townlets, hardly more than villages. 1994 New Yorker 10 Oct. 110/2 Berie Carr..is a middle-aged woman recalling her adolescence in Horsehearts, a townlet in upstate New York. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1552
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