Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peccadillo"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Peccadillo \Pec`ca*dil"lo\, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp.
pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See
{Peccant}.]
A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. --Sir
W. Scott.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

peccadillo
n : a petty misdeed [syn: {indiscretion}]


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