quillet1
/ˈkwɪlɪt/(also quellat, guillet) Now English regional (chiefly south-western )
noun
A small plot or narrow strip of land.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Acts of Parliament. Origin unknown.
quillet2
/ˈkwɪlɪt/noun
A verbal nicety, a subtle distinction; a frivolous or evasive argument; a quibble.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in George Whetstone (d. 1587), writer. Apparently shortened from quillity. Compare later quiddit, quibble.