n. [ OE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. √220. See Home. ] A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country. [ 1913 Webster ]
The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. Dryden.
p. a. Confined to a hamlet. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]