culasse

Examples

• It is a remarkably excellent imitation -- silicate of alumina; the weight, color, and hardness, the measurements -- table, girdle, and _culasse_ -- all correspond exactly with the original.

  The Paternoster Ruby

• This portion is called the "girdle," and if we take this as a defining line, that portion which appears above the setting of this girdle, is called the "crown"; the portion below the girdle is called the "culasse," or less commonly the "pavilion."

  The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones