Definition of "branchlet" [branch•let]

• A small branch or the terminal or ultimate subdivision of a branch. (noun)

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• "The full moon is her face263and the branchlet is her shape,"
• "The full moon is her face [FN#263] and the branchlet is her shape,"
• "The girl is soft of speech, fair of form, like a branchlet of basil, with teeth like chamomile-petals and hair like halters wherefrom to hang hearts."