bahut
Definitions
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- noun A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
- noun A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A chest, often with an arched or convex top, and frequently covered with leather, richly carved, or otherwise ornamented.
- noun An ornamental cabinet, especially one having doors.
- noun In architecture: The convex crowning course of a wall or parapet.
- noun In great medieval buildings, a low wall supporting the roof behind the gutter and balustrade or parapet crowning the main walls.
- noun A dress for masquerading: a damino.
Examples
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One of the first authentic pieces of furniture is a _bahut_ or chest dating from sometime in the twelfth century and belonging to the Church of Obazine.
Note
The word 'bahut' comes from a French word of unknown origin.