espagnolette

[ ih-span-yuh-let, ih-span-yuh-let ]

noun
  1. (on a French window or the like) one of a pair of rods, controlled by a knob mechanism, having hooked ends that engage catches in the head and sill of the frame.

  2. Furniture. a feature, often a bronze mount, set at the top of a leg and having the form of a female breast.

Origin of espagnolette

1
1865–70; <French <Provençal espagnouleto, diminutive of espanholSpanish

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How to use espagnolette in a sentence

  • The knots in the handkerchiefs used to tie him to the espagnolette were both complicated and tightly made.

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