bossell

Catalan

Alternative forms

bocell

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *butticellus, diminutive of buttis (“barrel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈseʎ]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [boˈseʎ]

Noun

bossell m (plural bossells)

(architecture) torus (convex moulding)
Synonym: òvul
(nautical) block (pulley assembly)
(woodworking) moulding plane

Hyponyms

(pulley block): ternal, quadernal
(moulding plane): ribot

Further reading

“bossell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“bossell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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