zonulet, n.

zonulet
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# † zonuletnoun

## Earlier version

- zonulet in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zonulet mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zonulet. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the mid 1600s.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### Where does the noun zonulet come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1600s

The only known use of the noun zonulet is in the mid 1600s.

OED's only evidence for zonulet is from 1648, in the writing of Robert Herrick, poet.

zonulet is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Latin zōnula, ‑et suffix1.

### Nearby entries

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2. zonkey, n. 1953–
3. zonking, adj. 1958–
4. zonky, adj. 1972–
5. zono-, comb. form
6. zonochlorite, n. 1872–
7. zonociliate, adj. 1885–
8. zonoplacental, adj. 1879–
9. zonular, adj. 1835–
10. zonule, n. 1828–
11. zonulet, n.1648
12. zonure, n. 1883–
13. zoo, n. 1835–
14. zoo-, comb. form
15. zooarchaeological, adj. 1962–
16. zooarchaeologist, n. 1957–
17. zooarchaeology, n. 1967–
18. zoobenthos, n. 1923–
19. zoocarp, n. 1824–88
20. zoocaulon, n. 1881–
21. zoocentric, adj. 1882–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Latin zōnula, ‑et suffix1.
< modern Latin zōnula (see zonule n.) + ‑et suffix1.

## Meaning & use

Obsolete.

1. 1648
   A little zone or girdle.
   Apparently an isolated use.
   1. 1648

      > 'Tis that Zonulet of love, Wherein all pleasures of the world are wove.

      R. Herrick, Hesperides sig. D5v
   1. zonulet 1648
      A little zone or girdle.
   2. zonelet 1855–
      A little zone.
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zonulet, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zonulet, n. was last modified in July 2023.