tittle
tittle verb trans. & intrans. ['tɪt(ǝ)l] dial. Also tiddle ['tɪd(ǝ)l].
tittle noun. ['tɪt(ǝ)l]
tittle verb intrans. & trans. ['tɪt(ǝ)l] Now Scot., dial., & colloq.
tittle[noun]Synonyms: particle, atom, bit, dite, iota, jot, minim, mite, smidgen, smitch
Related Words: fleck,
flyspeck,
speck,
crumb,
grain,
scrap,
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tittle noun.
['tɪt(ǝ)l] LME.[Latin titulus TITLE noun, in medieval sense of 'little stroke', 'accent'.]1. A small stroke or point in writing or printing, as a tilde, a cedilla, a punctuation or diacritic mark, the dot over the letter i, etc.;
gen. any stroke or tick with a pen.
LME.b. The three dots (...) following the letters and contractions in the alphabet on hornbooks, usu. followed by
Est Amen.
M16-M17.2. The smallest or a very small part of something; a minute amount, a whit. Freq. in
not one jot or tittle [after Matthew 5:18].
LME.Phrases:
to a tittle with minute exactness, to the smallest particular, to a T.
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tittle verb1 intrans. & trans. ['tɪt(ǝ)l] Now
Scot.,
dial., &
colloq. LME.[Imit.: app. parallel to TATTLE verb, expr. a lighter sound (cf. TITTLE-TATTLE).]Speak in a low voice, whisper. Also, tell (news) by way of tattle or gossip.
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