culet
Meanings
noun
- A component of armor, consisting of overlapping plates designed to protect the buttocks.
- A small, flat face often cut at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle French culet, diminutive of cul (“bottom”), from Latin culus (“arse”).
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