cloudlet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cloudlet
Example Sentences
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Lillias pointed to the bird, diminished almost to a speck, but relieved by the red light against a minute cloudlet.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds the day, Over the cloudlet dim, Over the rainbow's rim, Musical cherub, soar singing away!
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
There seemed to be a layer of tenuous vapor upon their surfaces, which slowly rose and coiled, and gathered into a tiny cloudlet above their tips.
From The Mad Planet by Leinster, Murray
Farwell looked towards the ceiling through a cloudlet of smoke.
From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel
"Upon the breast of a gigantic crag, A golden cloudlet rested for one night."
From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
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