Home › Words › C › culasseculasseculasse means culet (the lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, culasse ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrench, from cul (“back”).nounculet (the lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.culet 69% match — A component of armor, consisting of overlapping plates designed to protect the buttocks. vs culasse →chaton 59% match — Collet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring). vs culasse →briolette 57% match — An oval or pear-shaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets. vs culasse →brilliant 57% match — Shining brightly. vs culasse →cuspule 55% match — A small cusp. vs culasse →cleché 55% match — Having ends which flare out (like a cross patté) before tapering back to a point (urdé). vs culasse →conule 54% match — A small cusp vs culasse →caudicula 54% match — A caudicle. vs culasse →