gondolet
English
Etymology
From Italian gondoletta, diminutive of gondola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɒndəˈlɛt/
Noun
gondolet (plural gondolets)
- A small gondola.
- Thomas Moore, "Oh come to me when the dayligt sets", in National Airs (184)
- Then, come to me when daylight sets;
Sweet! then come to me,
When smoothly go our gondolets
O'er the moonlight sea
- Then, come to me when daylight sets;
- Thomas Moore, "Oh come to me when the dayligt sets", in National Airs (184)
References
- “gondolet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.