howlet

H4O1W4L1E1T1

noun

An owl; an owlet.

OriginMiddle English howlat ← French hulotte →
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Meanings

nounhowlet (plural howlets)

plural howlets · alternative hewlet · alternative houlet

  1. An owl; an owlet.

    Will the night send a howlet or a bat? / I asked: when something on the dismal flat / Came to arrest my thoughts and change their train.

    1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, section XVIII

Synonyms & antonyms

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owlet

Origin

  1. Frenchhulotte
  2. Middle Englishhowlat
  3. Englishhowlet

From Middle English howlat, howlott etc, either borrowed from French hulotte or formed from Middle English howle (form of oule) + -et. Compare modern owlet.

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APA

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MLA

“howlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/howlet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “howlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/howlet.

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