tailloir

French

Noun

tailloir m (plural tailloirs)

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

Further reading

• “tailloir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Etymology

tailler (“to cut”) +‎ -oir.

Noun

tailloir m (plural tailloirs)

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