CULET


Meaning of CULET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkyü-lət, ˈkə-lət ]

noun

Etymology: French, from diminutive of cul backside, from Latin culus; akin to Old Irish cúl back

Date: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.