bourrelet

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bourrelet. === Noun === bourrelet (plural bourrelets) (firearms, weaponry) An accurately machined portion around the diameter of a shell of a gun, which acts to increase accuracy of projectile fit to the barrel. An escoffion. (ichnology) A raised rim around a footprint consisting of sediment displaced by the pressure of the step. ==== Coordinate terms ==== driving band ogive == French == === Etymology === From bourre +‎ -et (influenced by Old French bourrel). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buʁ.lɛ/ === Noun === bourrelet m (plural bourrelets) padding roll of fat (firearms) bourrelet === Further reading === “bourrelet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012