côtelé

adjective

cô·​te·​lé

¦kōtᵊl¦ā

in decorative art

: having a broken outline of straight or curved portions

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, ribbed, from Middle French costelé, from costel small rib (diminutive of coste rib) + -é (from Latin -atus -ate)

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