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A little circle. J. Gregory.

A petty or powerless king. [R.] there were at this time two other royalets, as only kings by his leave. Fuller.

A little king. [Archaic] Heylin. Bancroft.

A little ruby. Herrick.

ions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 14 [Written also runlet.]

A little run or stream; a streamlet; a brook. To trace out to its marshy source every runlet that has cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest. Lowell.

The frame of a saddle. For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. Cowper.

visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also salade.] Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. Latimer.

Salad. [Obs.] Shak.

The parr.

A small pattern; a small quantity. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medusæ. See Illustration in Appendix.

Cloth of a scarlet color. All her household are clothed with scarlet. Prov. xxxi. 21.

A mummy; a skeleton. [Obs.] olland.

Shibboleth. [Obs.]

That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses.

The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a passport for a vessel and cargo.

The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.

Wild thyme.

A double triplet; a group of six equal notes played in the time of four.