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espagnolette

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es⋅pa⋅gno⋅lette

[i-span-yuh-let, i-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:
1865–70; < F < Pr espagnouleto, dim. of espanhol Spanish
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