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cul-de-four

cul-de-four noun: a sort of low spherical vault, oven-like.

Noun

cul-de-four (plural culs-de-four)

  1. A sort of low spherical vault, oven-like.

Forms of cul-de-four

pluralculs-de-four

Origin of cul-de-four

From French cul-de-four, literally "bottom of the oven".

Questions about cul-de-four

What does cul-de-four mean?
Cul-de-four means a sort of low spherical vault, oven-like.
What part of speech is cul-de-four?
Cul-de-four is a noun.
What is the plural of cul-de-four?
The plural of cul-de-four is culs-de-four.

Words near cul-de-four in the dictionary

  1. cukservative
  2. cukservatives
  3. cukup
  4. cul de sac
  5. cul de sacs
  6. cul-de-four
  7. cul-de-lampe
  8. cul-de-sac
  9. cul-de-sacs
  10. cul8r
  11. Culajao

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