[ˈkwɪlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A small plot or narrow strip of land.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in Acts of Parliament. Origin unknown

[ˈkwɪlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A verbal nicety, a subtle distinction; a frivolous or evasive argument; a quibble.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century; earliest use found in George Whetstone (d. 1587), writer. Apparently shortened from quillity. Compare later quiddit, quibble