Meanings
nounscantlet (plural scantlets)
plural scantlets
- obsoleteA small pattern or quantity.
[T]he beſt of mankind vvould ſoon find that that vvhich was truly good, in the whole courſe of his life, vvere a pitiful, ſlender ſcantlet, and vvould be infinitely out-vveighed by his ſins, omiſſions, and defects; […]
1676, [Matthew Hale], “Of Humility, Its Opposite Vices, Benefits, & Means to Acquire It”, in Contemplations Moral and Divine. […], London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbury […], and John Leigh […], →OCLC, page 309Synonyms: scantling
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small pattern or quantity.
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Origin
- Old Frencheschantelet“corner”
- Englishscantlet
From Old French eschantelet (“corner”).
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