attelet

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noun

a small decorative metal skewer used for serving food

OriginFrench attelet ← Middle French hastelet →
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Meanings

nounattelet (plural attelets)

plural attelets

  1. a small decorative metal skewer used for serving food

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchhastelet
  2. Frenchattelet
  3. Englishattelet

Borrowed from French attelet, a variant of hâtelet; itself from Middle French hastelet, diminutive of haste (“spear, spit, roast meat”).

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Chicago

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