† culetn.1
Obsolete.
A sum collected from a number of persons chargeable; an assessment, a rate:
a. Oxford University. A fee formerly paid by every graduate to the bedel of his faculty, as a recompense for attendance at disputations, lectures, etc. It was collected by the bedel once a year, and was called in Latin cumulatio.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > for tuition
school hire1440
school wage1542
culet1550
feec1616
tutorage1721
premium1765
tuition1828
school penny1841
1550 MS. note in Liber. Antiq. Bedellorum (Bodl. Libr. Rawl. 662 f. 134 b) Chargys of a bachyllar of dewynytte beyng no componder; hys cullet muste be pey[d] yerly.
1602 in A. Clark Reg. Univ. Oxf. (1887) II. i. 221 He is to pay two years' culett beforehand.
1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. v. 123.
1873 Athenæum 5 Oct. 442/1.
b. An assessment of parochial dues.The quotations refer to ‘culets’ paid by the chapelry of Ulpha to the Parish of Millom, of which it formed a part.
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1764 Churchwardens' Acct.-bk. Ulpha, Millom, Cumberland May 5 By a list of four Coliets being one guinea each as follows.
1768 Churchwardens' Acct.-bk. Ulpha, Millom, Cumberland June 16 By a list of three Culiets and one third £3 9s. 6d.
1771 Churchwardens' Acct.-bk. Ulpha, Millom, Cumberland Apr. 28 By a list of four Colyets, one half, one seventh £4 13s. 10d.
1814 Churchwardens' Acct.-bk. Ulpha, Millom, Cumberland 5 Aug.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
culetn.2
/ˈkjuːlɪt/ 1. The horizontal face or plane forming the bottom of a diamond when cut as a brilliant.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [noun] > of specific type of cut > parts of cut diamond
collet1675
right1675
culet1678
pavilion1750
rib1750
star facet1750
templet1889
1678 London Gaz. No. 1330/4 A Laske, Indian-cut..under the Collet of the thicker side a little round hole.
1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 4 In a brilliant the culet is the base, and should be two-thirds below the girdle.
2. A part of ancient armour, consisting of overlapping plates, protecting the hinder part of the body below the waist.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > back-plate > back-armour below waist
culet1834
1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 287 The lancier was to wear a close casque or head-piece, culessets, culets, or guarde de reins.
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