n. 1 a long narrow French loaf. 2 a gem cut in a long rectangular shape. 3 Archit. a small moulding, semicircular in section.
[ F f. It. bacchetto dimin. of bacchio f. L baculum staff ]
n. 1 a long narrow French loaf. 2 a gem cut in a long rectangular shape. 3 Archit. a small moulding, semicircular in section.
[ F f. It. bacchetto dimin. of bacchio f. L baculum staff ]
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