cul-de-four

noun

¦kəldə̇¦fu̇(ə)r also ¦ku̇l-,
F kᵫ̅dfüür
plural culs-de-four
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1
: a vault shaped like a quarter sphere or like a hemisphere
2
: vault compare semidome

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, bottom of an oven

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“Cul-de-four.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cul-de-four. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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