tailloir

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taj.waʁ/ ~ /tɑj.waʁ/
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Noun

tailloir m (plural tailloirs)

  1. abacus (uppermost member of the capital of a column)

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French tailleor, tailleoir, equivalent to tailler (“to cut”) +‎ -oir.

Noun

tailloir m (plural tailloirs)

  1. a plate or board upon which food is cut before it is served

Descendants

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