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单词 culet
释义

culet

[ kyoo-lit ]
/ ˈkyu lɪt /

noun

Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
Armor. a piece below the backplate, composed of lames and correspondingto the fauld in front.

Origin of culet

1670–80; <French (obsolete), equivalent to cul bottom (<Latin cūlus buttocks) + -et-et

Words nearby culet

culdoscope, culdoscopy, -cule, Culebra Cut, Culebra Peak, culet, culex, Culham, Culiacán, culicid, culicide
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Example sentences from the Web for culet

  • The stone is then reversed and 24 facets, and the culet, polished on the back.

    A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

British Dictionary definitions for culet

culet
/ (ˈkjuːlɪt) /

noun

jewellery the flat face at the bottom of a gem
either of the plates of armour worn at the small of the back

Word Origin for culet

C17: from obsolete French, diminutive of cul, from Latin cūlus bottom
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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