tournette

noun

tour·​nette

(ˈ)tu̇r¦net

plural -s

: a horizontal revolving tablet similar to a potter's wheel on which a piece of pottery is placed for painting

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from tourner to turn + -ette

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