springletn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋlɪt/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋlᵻt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spring n.¹, -let suffix.

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + -let suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier springet n.

1. A small spring of water. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun]

welleOE

walma897

spring?1316

spring wellc1340

water springc1450

source1477

fountain1490

quick-spring1530

eye1535

fountainhead1585

fount1594

springlet1661

keld1697

urn1726

spout head1733

spout1778

seep1824

1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio ii. 296 By this [Rod] a knock Opens the Springlets in the solid Rock.

1716 T. Purney Pastorals after Theocritus 54 See, Lass! That pretty Springlet fair!

a1718 J. Bulkeley Last-day (1719) ii. 53 Her flowing Locks She sometimes plaited with the springlet Herbs.

1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. xxxviii. 373 From out the little hill Oozes the slender springlet still.

1830 J. Wright Retrospect i. 48 The soul's dried springlets that now bound along.

1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 212/2 They shall drive nice and slowly round about the springlet.

1960 Idaho State Jrnl. 17 June (Mag.) 2/2 Minnetonka is an Indian word which means ‘running water’. This seems appropriate because of the many small springlets inside [the cave].

1993 Times (Nexis) 12 June The estate lies on the south slopes of a ridge, with a highly fertile soil riddled with springlets.

†2. A young sprout or shoot. Obsolete. rare.In quot. figurative, with reference to children.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun]

sproteeOE

wiseOE

spronkOE

wrideOE

brodc1175

wanda1300

breerc1320

scion?c1335

spraya1387

spriga1398

springa1400

sprouta1400

spiringc1400

shoota1450

youngling1559

forth-growing1562

spirk1565

sprouting1578

surcle1578

chive1583

chit1601

spurt1601

sprit1622

germen1628

spurge1630

spirt1634

brairding1637

springet1640

set1658

shrubble1674

underling1688

sobolesa1722

branchlet1731

springlet1749

sproutling1749

sprang1847

shootlet1889

1749 A. Hill Let. 15 Feb. in Wks. (1753) II. 355 How does the budding springlets of his lovely family?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	springlet
释义	springletn. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋlɪt/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋlᵻt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spring n.¹, -let suffix. Etymology: < spring n.¹ + -let suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier springet n. 1. A small spring of water. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun] welleOE walma897 spring?1316 spring wellc1340 water springc1450 source1477 fountain1490 quick-spring1530 eye1535 fountainhead1585 fount1594 springlet1661 keld1697 urn1726 spout head1733 spout1778 seep1824 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio ii. 296 By this [Rod] a knock Opens the Springlets in the solid Rock. 1716 T. Purney Pastorals after Theocritus 54 See, Lass! That pretty Springlet fair! a1718 J. Bulkeley Last-day (1719) ii. 53 Her flowing Locks She sometimes plaited with the springlet Herbs. 1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. xxxviii. 373 From out the little hill Oozes the slender springlet still. 1830 J. Wright Retrospect i. 48 The soul's dried springlets that now bound along. 1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 212/2 They shall drive nice and slowly round about the springlet. 1960 Idaho State Jrnl. 17 June (Mag.) 2/2 Minnetonka is an Indian word which means ‘running water’. This seems appropriate because of the many small springlets inside [the cave]. 1993 Times (Nexis) 12 June The estate lies on the south slopes of a ridge, with a highly fertile soil riddled with springlets. †2. A young sprout or shoot. Obsolete. rare.In quot. figurative, with reference to children. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun] sproteeOE wiseOE spronkOE wrideOE brodc1175 wanda1300 breerc1320 scion?c1335 spraya1387 spriga1398 springa1400 sprouta1400 spiringc1400 shoota1450 youngling1559 forth-growing1562 spirk1565 sprouting1578 surcle1578 chive1583 chit1601 spurt1601 sprit1622 germen1628 spurge1630 spirt1634 brairding1637 springet1640 set1658 shrubble1674 underling1688 sobolesa1722 branchlet1731 springlet1749 sproutling1749 sprang1847 shootlet1889 1749 A. Hill Let. 15 Feb. in Wks. (1753) II. 355 How does the budding springlets of his lovely family? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1661
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