Etymology

cul-de-four

Today it means: A sort of low spherical vault, oven-like. Full definition →

French cul-de-four
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  1. French · borrowed fromcul-de-four
  2. English todaycul-de-four

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

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