plural guttae
ˈgə-ˌtē 
ˈgu̇-,
-ˌtī
: one of a series of ornaments in the Doric entablature that is usually in the form of a frustum of a cone
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Its modern name comes from the Latin gutta, a drop of fluid, a term first recorded in the 13th century by an English monk, suggesting that the body’s phlegm had overflowed and flooded the joint — not so far-off from the actual surfeit of uric acid.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
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“Gutta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gutta. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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