ESPAGNOLETTE


Meaning of ESPAGNOLETTE in English

/i span"yeuh let', i span'yeuh let"/ , n.

1. (on a French window or the like) one of a pair of rods, controlled by a knob mechanism, having hooked ends that engage catches in the head and sill of the frame.

2. Furniture. a feature, often a bronze mount, set at the top of a leg and having the form of a female breast.

[ 1865-70; espagnouleto, dim. of espanhol Spanish ]

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