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Meaning of OILLET

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Oil"let\, n. [See {Eyelet}.] (Arch.)
(a) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in
    medi[ae]val fortifications.
(b) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings
    surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic
    architecture. [Written also {oylet}.]
 
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