culet
Americannoun
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Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
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Armor. a piece below the backplate, composed of lames and correspondingto the fauld in front.
noun
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jewellery the flat face at the bottom of a gem
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either of the plates of armour worn at the small of the back
Etymology
Origin of culet
1670–80; < French (obsolete), equivalent to cul bottom (< Latin cūlus buttocks) + -et -et
Example Sentences
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The stone is then reversed and 24 facets, and the culet, polished on the back.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram
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