bossell

Catalan

Alternative forms

• bocell

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *butticellus, diminutive of buttis (“barrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈseʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [boˈseʎ]

Noun

bossell m (plural bossells)

1. (architecture) torus (convex moulding)

   Synonym: òvul

2. (nautical) block (pulley assembly)
3. (woodworking) moulding plane

Hyponyms

• (pulley block): ternal, quadernal
• (moulding plane): ribot

Further reading

• “bossell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “bossell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.