capellet

English

Etymology

French capelet.

Noun

capellet (plural capellets)

1. (obsolete) A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse.

Usage notes

Appearing in 18th century farriery literature, then little later except dictionaries.

References

• “capellet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

From capell +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [kə.pəˈʎe̞t]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.pəˈʎət]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.pəˈʎɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ka.peˈʎet]

Noun

capellet m (plural capellets)

1. diminutive of capell (“hat”)
2. (in the plural) navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris)

   Synonym: barretets

Further reading

• “capellet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007