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Definition of Oillets
1. oillet [n] - See also: oillet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oillets
Literary usage of Oillets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Brake thermal efficiency • 77% • 4»% • 31-7% (D. C) oillets (from an 0. Fr diminutive
of ail. eye, in Mod. Fr. trillet, other English variants are ..."
2. How to Mix Drinks: Or, The Bon-vivant's Companion, Containing ... Directions by Jerry Thomas, Christian Schultz (1862)
"Ratafia de oillets. (Ratafia of Pinks.) 16 lbs. of pinks, the flower-leaves only.
1 ounce of Ceylon cinnamon. 1 do. cloves. Ground; macerate for 2 weeks ..."
3. Transactions by Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society (1901)
"The gables were diagonally buttressed at the angles, and had others of two stages
in their centres, above and on each side of which were larger oillets ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"... oillets—OILS operar« in the usual way The water circulation passes through
the jacket by way of the pipes J and K. When the engine is running et heavy ..."
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