CULET

Meaning of CULET in English

[cu.let] n [F, fr. dim. of cul backside, fr. L culus; akin to OIr cul back] (1678) 1: the small flat facet at the bottom of a brilliant parallel to the table--see brilliant illustration

2: plate armor covering the buttocks

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CULET — noun Etymology: French, from diminutive of cul backside, from Latin culus; akin to Old Irish cúl back Date: 1678 the …
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CULET — ˈkyülə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, diminutive of cul bottom, backside, from Latin culus; akin to Old Frisian skūl …
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CULET — /kyooh"lit/ , n. 1. Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem. 2. Armor. a piece below …
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CULET — noun Etymology: French, from diminutive of cul backside, from Latin culus; akin to Old Irish cúl back Date: 1678 1. …
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CULET — площадка (бриллианта)
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CULET — n площадка ( бриллианта )
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CULET — (n) площадка
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CULET — n площадка ( бриллианта )
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CULET — n площадка ( бриллианта )
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CULET — площадка (бриллианта)
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CULET — Pronunciation: ' kyü-l ə t, ' k ə -l ə t Function: noun Etymology: French, from diminutive of cul backside, …
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RECOIL — I. intransitive verb see: culet Date: 14th century 1. to fall back under pressure, to shrink back physically or emotionally, …
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CULOTTE — noun see: culet Date: 1911 a divided skirt
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TUTU — I. ˈtüˌtü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori : any of several New Zealand shrubs or small trees of the …
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SCULL — I. noun also skull ˈskəl ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sculle, skulle 1. a. : an oar used at …
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RECOIL — I. rə̇ˈkȯil, rēˈ-, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Old …
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PAVILION — I. pəˈvilyən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pavilon, from Old French paveillon, from Latin papilion-, papilio butterfly; akin …
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COLLET — I. ˈkälə̇t, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of col collar, neck, from Latin collum neck …
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BRILLIANT — I. ˈbrilyənt adjective Etymology: French brillant, present participle of briller to shine, sparkle, from Italian brillare, from brillo beryl, from …
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TAPACOLO — ˌtapəˈkō(ˌ)lō noun or tap·a·cu·lo -ˈkü(ˌ)lō ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish tapaculo, literally, one that covers its backside, from Spanish …
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TABLE CUT — noun : a style of cutting gems in which the table is wider than the culet and joins the girdle …
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CULOTTE — (ˈ)k(y)ü|lät noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, breeches, diminutive of cul bottom, backside — more at culet 1. : …
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CULASSE — kyüˈlas noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from cul bottom, backside : culet 1
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BASCULE — ˈbaˌskyül noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, seesaw, from Middle French, alteration (influenced by bas low) of earlier bacule, from …
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TABLE CUT — Jewelry. 1. a variety of step cut in which a very large table is joined to the girdle with a …
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SINGLE CUT — Jewelry. a simple form of brilliant cut, having eight facets above and eight facets below the girdle, as well as …
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RECOIL — — recoilingly , adv. v. /ri koyl"/ ; n. /ree"koyl', ri koyl"/ , v.i. 1. to draw back; start or …
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OLD MINE CUT — Jewelry. a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having …
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FULL-CUT — /fool"kut"/ , adj. Jewelry. (of a brilliant) cut with 58 facets, including the table and culet.
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FAULD — /fawld/ , n. Armor. a piece below the breastplate, composed of lames and corresponding to the culet in back. See …
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CULOTTES — /kooh lots", kyooh-/ , n.pl. women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt. Also, culotte . …
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BRILLIANT CUT — — brilliant-cut , adj. Jewelry. a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice …
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