tailloir

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /taj.waʁ/, /tɑj.waʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

tailloir m (plural tailloirs)

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

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

tailloir m (plural tailloirs)

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

Descendants[edit]