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tourelle
noun
tou·relle
\tüˈrel\
Definition of tourelle
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1 : a small tower (as one springing from corbeling or pier) : turret
2 : something resembling a tourelle the pines' green tourelles — Richard Llewellyn
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Origin and Etymology of tourelle
French, from Old French, diminutive of tor, tour tower
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