sillet
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of SILLET s. m.
Terme de Luttier, est un petit morceau d'yvoire appliqué au haut du manche d'un luth, ou d'un thuorbe, ou autre semblable instrument, sur lequel posent les cordes, quand on les monte.
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