bahut

noun

ba·​hut

ˈbäˌhu̇t,

bəˈhu̇t,

-üt,

F bȧᵫ̅

plural -s

1

: a chest or cabinet

especially : one having a rounded top and used as furniture

2

a

: a low wall raised above the main cornice of a building and carrying the roof compare attic

b

: a parapet wall solid and generally not decorative

often : the rounded top course of masonry of such a wall

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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