Culet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkju.lɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Culet is a noun meaning A small, flat face often cut at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone.
Meaning
A small, flat face often cut at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone.
More Meanings
- (historical) A component of armor, consisting of overlapping plates designed to protect the buttocks.
Example Sentences
The Turk prosecuted his advantage to the uttermost of his power; yet the other[…]not onely avoided the Turkes violence, but having drawne his Faulchion, pierced the Turke so under the Culets thorow backe and body, that although he alighted from his horse, he stood not long ere hee lost his head, as the rest had done.
2012, Samuel T. Weir, Yogesh K. Vohra, Chapter 4: Advances in Customized Diamond Anvils, John Loveday, High-Pressure Physics, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 68, A final step is to polish the rough as-grown diamond layer on [the] culet of the designer anvil to smooth the surface and shape the culet so that is suitable for high-pressure experiments.
Word Forms
- culets
Synonyms for culet
Depending on context, synonyms include hoguine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cuisse, cuirass, cuissart, cuirasse, cuissard, gousset.
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