ˈvalvelet rare.
Also 9 valvlet.
[f. valve n. + -let.]
A small valve.
| 1793 Martyn Lang. Bot., Valvula, a..Valvelet, or Valvule. [Hence in later Dicts.] 1870 tr. Pouchet's Universe 125 Two large openings, each furnished with two valves or valvlets intended to prevent the reflux of the blood. |