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CUL DE LAMPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cul de lampe mean?
• CUL DE LAMPE (noun)
The noun CUL DE LAMPE has 1 sense:
1. a corbel resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps
Familiarity information: CUL DE LAMPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A corbel resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cul de lampe" is a kind of...):
corbel; truss ((architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent))
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