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‖ cul-de-four Arch.|kydfur, often kyl də fuː(r)| Pl. culs-de-four. [F. = furnace bottom, oven bottom.] (See quots.)
1727–51Chambers Cycl., Cul de four, a sort of low, spherical vault, oven-like. Cul de four of a niche denotes the arched roof of a niche on a circular plan. 1876Gwilt Archit. Gloss., Cul de four, a low vault spherically formed on a circular or oval plan. An oven-shaped vault. |