Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tubicolous sea-anemone of the genus Cerianthus, as C. borealis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the genus Cerianthus. These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, in which they dwell, whence the name.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
vest . - noun zoology Any of several
species ofactinian of thegenus Cerianthus, with a long, smooth,tapering body and two separate circles oftentacles around the mouth.
Etymologies
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vest + -let
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Examples
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Though this vestlet is very frail and though the sandy outer coat is liable to drop off (when it collapses altogether), it seems to me to indicate distinct progress, a successful accomplishment in the direction of isolation, independence, and security.
My Tropic Isle 2003
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Though this vestlet is very frail and though the sandy outer coat is liable to drop off (when it collapses altogether), it seems to me to indicate distinct progress, a successful accomplishment in the direction of isolation, independence, and security.
My Tropic Isle 1887
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