Ham"let (?), n. [OWE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. &root;220. See Home.]

A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.

The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. Dryden.

Syn. -- Village; neighborhood. See Village.

 

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