‖n. [ F. ] One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ F., dim. of crosse. See Crosier. ] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., dim. of fosse a fosse. ] 1. A little hollow; hence, a dimple. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Med.) A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent cornea. [ 1913 Webster ]