CUL-DE-LAMPE


Meaning of CUL-DE-LAMPE in English

|kəldə|lamp also |ku̇l-, F ku̅e̅dlääⁿp noun

( plural culs-de-lampe “)

Etymology: French, literally, lamp bottom

1. : any of various ornaments or parts resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps (as a pendant from a roof or an isolated corbel supporting an oriel, column, or turret)

2. : tailpiece

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