A small piece, segment, or corner of something; a small cantle; a fragment.
From cantle plus the diminutive suffix -et, which creates smaller versions of words. This formation is uncommon but follows productive English patterns.
Cantlet appears occasionally in archaic cookbooks and sewing texts—a 'cantlet of meat' or 'cantlet of cloth' gave precise language for portions before standardized measurements.
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