Culet Definition

kyo͝olĭt, kŭlĭt
noun
The small facet at the base of a gem whose face is cut as a brilliant.
Webster's New World
Armor consisting of overlapping plates used to protect the buttocks.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Culet

Noun

Singular:
culet
Plural:
culets

Origin of Culet

  • Obsolete French diminutive of cul rump from Latin cūlus (s)keu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French culet, diminutive of cul (“bottom”), itself from Latin culus (“arse”).

    From Wiktionary

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