velte

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noun

An old French unit of liquid measure, approximately 7.617 litres.

OriginFrench velte →
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Meanings

nounvelte (plural veltes)

plural veltes

  1. historicalAn old French unit of liquid measure, approximately 7.617 litres.

Origin

  1. Frenchvelte
  2. Englishvelte

From French velte.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

levetElvet
Cite this entry
APA

velte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velte

MLA

“velte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velte.

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