culei

Plural of culeus. culeraget, n. An obsolete form of culrage. culet (ku'let), n. [OF., The word was not used in this sense until the fifteenth century, and implies generally a system of sliding plates riveted to a lining or to straps underneath, and corresponding to the cui art in front. See Almain - rivet and ta et. 2. In jewelry, the small flat surface at the back or bottom of a brilliant. Also called cullet, collet, and lower table. See cut under brilliant. culette (kū-let'), n. Same as culet . culeus (kūlē-us), n.; pl. culei (-1). [L., also cul leus, a leather bag.] 1. In Rom. antiq.: (a) A leather wine-skin. (b) A measure of capacity equal to 20 amp horse. (c) The "sack": a punishment appointed for parricides, who, after being flogged and undergoing other indignities, were sewed up in a leather bag and cast into the sea. Under the empire a dog, a monkey, a cock, and a viper were placed in the sack with the criminal. 2. The scrotum. Dunglison.