barillet
English
Etymology
French, diminutive of baril (“barrel”).
Noun
barillet (plural barillets)
- A little cask, or something resembling one, for example of a gun.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for barillet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
French
Etymology
baril + -et
Pronunciation
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Noun
barillet m (plural barillets)
- small barrel
- cylinder (of a revolver)
Descendants
- → English: barillet
Further reading
- “barillet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.