kinglet

[ king-lit ]

/ ˈkɪŋ lɪt /

noun

a king ruling over a small country or territory.

any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus.

Compare goldcrest, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet.

Origin of kinglet

First recorded in 1595–1605; king + -let

Words nearby kinglet

King John, kingklip, King Kong, Kinglake, King Lear, kinglet, kingly, king mackerel, kingmaker, King, Martin Luther, Jr., king-of-arms

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Example sentences from the Web for kinglet

Saying this, the wooden Indian bowed to the kinglet, gave a furious war-whoop, and stalked stiffly from the room.
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum
The story was that three brothers took service with a kinglet in Macedonia.
The Poetry of Architecture|John Ruskin
"Now, by my—my—my—" The kinglet jabbed the fat man with his sceptre.
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum
So she called to Mr. Kinglet that somebody seemed to be in trouble; and he came hurrying up at once.
The Tale of Frisky Squirrel|Arthur Scott Bailey

"You are accused of being foolish," said the kinglet, with a broad grin upon his freckled face.
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for kinglet

kinglet

/ (ˈkɪŋlɪt) /

noun

often derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory

US and Canadian any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae

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单词	kinglet
释义	kinglet [ king-lit ] / ˈkɪŋ lɪt / noun a king ruling over a small country or territory. any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus. Compare goldcrest, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet. Origin of kinglet First recorded in 1595–1605; king + -let Words nearby kinglet King John, kingklip, King Kong, Kinglake, King Lear, kinglet, kingly, king mackerel, kingmaker, King, Martin Luther, Jr., king-of-arms Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kinglet Saying this, the wooden Indian bowed to the kinglet, gave a furious war-whoop, and stalked stiffly from the room. John Dough and the Cherub\|L. Frank Baum The story was that three brothers took service with a kinglet in Macedonia. The Poetry of Architecture\|John Ruskin "Now, by my—my—my—" The kinglet jabbed the fat man with his sceptre. John Dough and the Cherub\|L. Frank Baum So she called to Mr. Kinglet that somebody seemed to be in trouble; and he came hurrying up at once. The Tale of Frisky Squirrel\|Arthur Scott Bailey "You are accused of being foolish," said the kinglet, with a broad grin upon his freckled face. John Dough and the Cherub\|L. Frank Baum British Dictionary definitions for kinglet kinglet / (ˈkɪŋlɪt) / noun often derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory US and Canadian any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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