† inlettingn.
Obsolete.
Letting in, admission.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > letting in or fact of being let in
inletc1325
intromitting1508
admittance1537
intromission1601
admitty1616
inletting1660
1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xxii. 156 Upon the inletting of this external Air the water was not again impelled to the very top of the tube.
1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 103 Invaded by the inletting of the four Forms.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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ˈinletting
ˈinletting n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > trimming > inserting
inletting1904
slotting1923
1904 Daily Chron. 3 May 8/5 The inletting and trimming of a serge or cloth gown with Irish lace is quite usual.
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