Word
chitty
Phoneticschit·ty
/ˈtʃɪti/
Definition
n. a small, flat piece of paper used for writing notes or letters. It is an old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.
n. a small piece of paper, often used for writing notes or letters. Primarily found in historical or literary contexts.
Examples
“She wrote a quick note on a chitty and left it on the table.”
“The old letters were stored in a wooden box, each one written on a small chitty of paper.”
“In the era before standardized stationery, a simple chitty served as a convenient medium for brief correspondence between neighbors or business partners.”
Examples
simple
“She wrote a quick note on a chitty and left it on the table.”
contextual
“The old letters were stored in a wooden box, each one written on a small chitty of paper.”
complex
“In the era before standardized stationery, a simple chitty served as a convenient medium for brief correspondence between neighbors or business partners.”
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