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cu·let
\ˈkyülə̇t\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, diminutive of cul bottom, backside, from Latin culus; akin to Old Frisian skūl hiding place, Middle Low German schūl, Old Norse skjōl hiding place, refuge, barn, Old Irish cūl hiding place, Welsh cil, Old English hȳdan hide — more at hide
1. : the small flat facet at the bottom of a brilliant parallel to the table — called also collet; see brilliant illustration
2. : a piece of plate armor covering the buttocks |