Dictionary:driplet

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Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)
Jakobsen, Jakob
driplet [drəplət], adj., spotted; speckled, having small, irregular spots, e.g. of the sky covered with very small clouds; a d. sky. Nms. Wests. (Sa.). No. driplutt, droplutt, adj., variegated; having small dots. Cf. dripl, sb., and dripl, vb.


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Alternate Forms

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Adjective

driplet
  1. spotted

Inflection

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Synonyms

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