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culet

American  
[kyoo-lit] / ˈkyu lɪt /

noun

  1. Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.

  2. Armor. a piece below the backplate, composed of lames and correspondingto the fauld in front.

culet British  
/ ˈkjuːlɪt /

noun

  1. jewellery the flat face at the bottom of a gem

  2. either of the plates of armour worn at the small of the back

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Etymology

Origin of culet

1670–80; < French (obsolete), equivalent to cul bottom (< Latin cūlus buttocks) + -et -et

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The stone is then reversed and 24 facets, and the culet, polished on the back.

From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram

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