Culet
[kju:lit]
Definition
n. the small flat surface at the back or bottom of a brilliant: the part of armour protecting the body behind from the waist downwards—also Culette.
Typist: Patricia
Examples
- It has fifty-eight facets, of which thirty-three, including the table, are above the girdle and twenty-five, including the culet, below the girdle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Each facet of a diamond (by reason of the method of cutting) is a window looking down a clearly defined walled chamber, like a hall-way to the culet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Patricia