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tournette

noun
tour·nette | \ (ˈ)tu̇r¦net \
plural -s

Definition of tournette 

: a horizontal revolving tablet similar to a potter's wheel on which a piece of pottery is placed for painting

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History and Etymology for tournette

French, from Middle French, from tourner to turn + -ette

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