Definition of Howlet

1. n. An owl; an owlet.

Definition of Howlet

1. Noun. An owl; an owlet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Howlet

1. an owl [n -S] - See also: owl

Medical Definition of Howlet

1. An owl; an owlet. Alternative forms: houlet. Origin: Equiv. To owlet, influenced by howl: cf. F. Hulotte, OHG. Hwela, hiuwela. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Howlet

howitzers
howitzes
howk
howked
howker
howkers
howking
howks
howl
howl out
howled
howler
howler monkey
howler monkeys
howlers
howlet (current term)
howlets
howling
howling(a)
howlingly
howlings
howlite
howls
howness
howp
howped
howping
howps
howre
howres

Literary usage of Howlet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medii ævi Kalendarium: Or Dates, Charters and Customs of the Middle Ages by Robert Thomas Hampson (1841)
"... It shall be conveyed hi at howlet time. Take you no care. My spirits know their moments : Raven or screech-owl never fly by th' door But they call in. ..."

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