trillet|ˈtrɪlɪt| [f. trill n.2 + -let (? -et1).] A little or tiny trill; also fig. 1867G. Meredith Vittoria I. ii. 25 We require to be refreshed with quavers and crescendos and trillets.1878Lanier To mocking-bird 1 Trillets of humor,—shrewdest whistle-wit.