bossell
Catalan
Alternative forms
- bocell
Etymology
Perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *butticellus, diminutive of buttis (“barrel”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /boˈseʎ/
- (Central) IPA(key): /buˈseʎ/
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, 2023
- “bossell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.