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culet
cu·let C0797800 (kyo͞o′lĭt, kŭl′ĭt)n.1. The small flat face at the bottom of a gem cut as a brilliant.2. Armor consisting of overlapping plates used to protect the buttocks.
[Obsolete French, diminutive of cul, rump, from Latin cūlus; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]culet (ˈkjuːlɪt) n1. (Jewellery) jewellery the flat face at the bottom of a gem2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) either of the plates of armour worn at the small of the back[C17: from obsolete French, diminutive of cul, from Latin cūlus bottom]cu•let (ˈkyu lɪt)
n. 1. the flat bottom surface of a faceted gemstone, parallel to the girdle. 2. plate armor for the haunches. [1670–80; < French (obsolete) =cul bottom (< Latin cūlus buttocks) + -et -et] Translationsculet
culet[′kyü·lət] (lapidary) The sharp point of a brilliant-cut stone. |