[1880–85; play + -let]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, highball, quotation mark, rain check, regionalism-let is a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the partof the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet)
Examples of 'playlet' in a sentence
playlet
Each 'playlet' has six parts, ranging from easy to hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A playlet proceeds, with members of your tour party playing the judge, witnesses and accused.