coussinet

== English == === Etymology === From French. === Noun === coussinet (plural coussinets) (architecture) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch or vault. (architecture) Part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute. === Anagrams === consuites, senticous == French == === Etymology === From coussin + -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.si.nɛ/ === Noun === coussinet m (plural coussinets) (small) cushion digital pad (of a cat or dog's paw), toe bean (technical) bearing (architecture) cushion ==== See also ==== coussinette roulement palier === Further reading === “coussinet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012