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Mediaeval reliquary processional cross
The Valasse Cross is a Medieval gold cross reliquary, associated with the Empress Matilda. It is an Ottonian processional cross in the crux gemmata style
Valasse_Cross
Commune in Normandy, France
Thomas, dating from the 14th century. The 12th-century Valasse Abbey (after which the Valasse Cross is named). The 19th-century Hôtel de Ville (town hall)
Gruchet-le-Valasse
Commune in Normandy, France
to the abbey of Fécamp. The Honour of Saint Valery was a large medieval cross channel landholding. A busy fishing port from the 13th to the 17th century
Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Anglo-Norman noble (1104–1166)
built the abbey of St Mary de Voto (of the Vow) or Valasse Abbey in the present Gruchet-le-Valasse in fulfilment of his vow. In 1149, Waleran started
Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester
Waleran_de_Beaumont,_1st_Earl_of_Worcester
Commune in Normandy, France
Norman Quevron, that is chevron 'beam' in French, that is to say "beam to cross the stream". The stream itself is now called Crevon. A similar Norman placename
Blainville-Crevon
Town in Worcestershire, England
"Friendship" links with: St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies Gruchet-le-Valasse, France Gujar Khan, Pakistan Redditch sport teams include: Redditch United
Redditch
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Ambrumesnil
Commune in Normandy, France
The eleventh-century church of Saint-Sulpice. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Fontaine-en-Bray
Commune in Normandy, France
junction of the D115, the D99 and the D15 roads. A sixteenth-century stone cross at the crossroads. The nineteenth-century chapel of Notre-Dame. Trinity
La_Crique
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Yvetot
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Jumièges
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Sainte-Adresse
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Offranville
Commune in Normandy, France
St. Aubin, dating from the twelfth century. A thirteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Beuzevillette
Commune in Normandy, France
St-Pierre, dating from the eleventh century. A fourteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Hattenville
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Gerponville
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Saint-Martin-du-Vivier
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Vattetot-sous-Beaumont
Commune in Normandy, France
Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century. A seventeenth-century stone cross. Several ancient wood-framed houses. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
Bénesville
Commune in Normandy, France
miles (24 km) northeast of Le Havre, on the D80 road. The A29 autoroute crosses the commune's southern border. The church of St. Blaise, dating from the
Parc-d'Anxtot
Commune in Normandy, France
Marguerite, dating from the nineteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross in the cemetery. It is the burial place of Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987)
Quincampoix
Commune in Normandy, France
dovecote built in 1691 and a 15th-century chapel. A seventeenth-century stone cross. A Roman necropolis of 150 to 200 tombs with pottery and coins all discovered
Tourville-la-Rivière
Commune in Normandy, France
Eloi, dating from the seventeenth century. A seventeenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Thiétreville
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Pavilly
Commune in Normandy, France
St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century. A thirteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Écretteville-sur-Mer
Commune in Normandy, France
15th-century castle. An eighteenth-century château. A seventeenth-century stone cross. The church of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the sixteenth century. Communes
Auzebosc
Commune in Normandy, France
church of St. Remy, at Gourel, dating from the eleventh century. A stone cross from the fifteenth century. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire
Brachy
Commune in Normandy, France
Channel. The church of St. Valery, dating from the twelfth century. A stone cross dated 1602. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national
Quiberville-sur-Mer
Commune in Normandy, France
junction of the A131 autoroute with junction 5 of the A29 autoroute as it crosses the canal de Tancarville, the canal du Havre and the river Seine. A nineteenth-century
Rogerville
Commune in Normandy, France
of Rouen at the junction of the D55 and the D240 roads. The commune is crossed by two major roads: the A151 autoroute to the southwest and the A29 autoroute
Ectot-lès-Baons
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Normanville,_Seine-Maritime
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Le_Mesnil-Lieubray
Commune in Normandy, France
Sainte-Marie, dating from the eighteenth century A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Ancourteville-sur-Héricourt
Commune in Normandy, France
(de Marseille, Mézerville and de Taillanville). A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts
Commune in Normandy, France
Etienne. The chapel of Saint-Etienne-des-Prés A twelfth-century stone cross. The twelfth-century church of Saint-Médard at Bouricourt. Communes of the
Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
Commune in Normandy, France
manor house dating from the thirteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Pierre Bérégovoy (1925–1993), politician, born in Déville-lès-Rouen Tony
Déville-lès-Rouen
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Bonsecours
Commune in Normandy, France
Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century. The sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Anneville-Ambourville
Commune in Normandy, France
the D 265 road. A fifteenth-century timber constructed manoir. A stone cross from the thirteenth century. The church of St. Léger, dating from the twelfth
Yville-sur-Seine
Commune in Normandy, France
St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century. The sixteenth-century stone cross. A fourteenth-century bridge. The British War Cemetery in nearby Arques-la-Bataille
Martin-Église
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Argueil
Commune in Normandy, France
sixteenth century The modern church at Petit-Appeville Two 16th-century stone crosses Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Hautot-sur-Mer
Commune in Normandy, France
Honoré, dating from the eighteenth century. A sixteenth century sandstone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Saint-Honoré,_Seine-Maritime
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Val-de-la-Haye
Commune in Normandy, France
at the junction of the D57, D100 and the D225 roads. The A29 autoroute crosses the southern part of the commune's territory. The commune was formed in
Étaimpuis
Commune in Normandy, France
The nineteenth-century chateau Le Breton. The seventeenth-century stone cross. The chapel of St. Anne. Traces of an ancient castle. Communes of the Seine-Maritime
Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville
Commune in Normandy, France
junction of the D221 with the D915 and D916 roads. A seventeenth-century stone cross. The Château d’Ernemont The eighteenth-century Château de Launay. The chapel
Ernemont-la-Villette
Commune in Normandy, France
Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century. A seventeenth-century stone cross. The Château d'Incarville. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire
Saint-Aubin-Celloville
Holy Roman Empress from 1114 to 1125; claimant to the English throne
house for a supply of monks when she supported the foundation of nearby La Valasse. She encouraged the Cistercians to build at Mortemer on a grand scale,
Empress_Matilda
Commune in Normandy, France
St.Maclou, dating from the eighteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Ouainville
Commune in Normandy, France
eleventh century. The chateau of Langrume. The sixteenth-century stone cross in the cemetery. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national
Sainte-Austreberthe, Seine-Maritime
Sainte-Austreberthe,_Seine-Maritime
Commune in Normandy, France
thirteenth century. The chateau of Imbleval. A fifteenth-century sandstone cross. The church of St. Lucien, dating from the eleventh century. The chapel
Sigy-en-Bray
Commune in Normandy, France
roads. The eleventh-century church of Notre-Dame A sixteenth-century stone cross A manorhouse dating from the seventeenth century Pierre Giffard, journalist
Fontaine-le-Dun
Commune in Normandy, France
St. Vaast, dating from the thirteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Ocqueville
Commune in Normandy, France
fifteenth-century chateau with vaulted cellars. A seventeenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Villers-Écalles
Commune in Normandy, France
sixteenth century The twentieth century war memorial Two 13th-century stone crosses The church of St. Eutrope, dating from the nineteenth century The park
Bacqueville-en-Caux
Commune in Normandy, France
St.Lubin, dating from the sixteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. A timber-framed manorhouse with an exterior staircase. Communes of the
Berville-sur-Seine
Commune in Normandy, France
dating from the sixteenth century The manorhouse de Roquefort. A sandstone cross, built in 1633. A feudal motte. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
Angiens
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Commune in Normandy, France
château and its park, home of the zoo. A seventeenth century sandstone cross. Ruins of a medieval castle. Several ancient wood-framed houses. The eighteenth
Clères
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Pleine-Sève
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Bosc-le-Hard
Commune in Normandy, France
century. The château de Beaumont, dating from the twelfth century A sandstone cross, built in 1535. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national
Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long
Commune in Normandy, France
century. Traces of the chateau du Grand Beslel. The seventeenth-century stone cross in the cemetery. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Commune in Normandy, France
and is marked by the presence of the glassware created in 1892. It is crossed by the railway line from Épinay-Villetaneuse to Le Tréport-Mers, but the
Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle
Commune in Normandy, France
amphitheatre at the hamlet of Bout Levé. Three châteaux. A sixteenth-century stone cross in the cemetery. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national
Saint-André-sur-Cailly
Commune in Normandy, France
dating from the nineteenth century. Three chapels. A sixteenth-century stone cross. A watermill. The chateau de Boscol, dating from the sixteenth century.
Héricourt-en-Caux
Commune in Normandy, France
Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century A fifteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Alvimare
Commune in Normandy, France
eighteenth century. A nineteenth-century chateau. A seventeenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Bierville
Commune in Normandy, France
southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D57 and the D204 roads. A stone cross from the seventeenth century. A chateau built in 1504. A nineteenth-century
Elbeuf-en-Bray
Commune in Normandy, France
the thirteenth century. The ruins of a sixteenth-century castle. A stone cross from the sixteenth century. The eighteenth-century chapel of Saint-Pierre
Vittefleur
1142 siege during the Anarchy
suggestion of the Archbishop of Rouen, to co-operate in the founding of Le Valasse". Stephen's exact movements after the siege are hard to establish; Oxford
Siege_of_Oxford_(1142)
Prefecture and commune in Normandy, France
Seine is a major axis for maritime cargo links in the Port of Rouen. The Cross-Channel ferry ports of Caen, Le Havre, Dieppe (50 minutes) and Calais, and
Rouen
Commune in Normandy, France
seventeenth-century chapel. The ruins of the church of St. Nicolas and a sandstone Celtic cross, both dating from the sixteenth century. The twelfth-century chapel of Notre-Dame
Veules-les-Roses
City in Normandy, France
specific to the Industrial Zone and Port of Le Havre, thus adding to the cross-estuary service of VTNI. Since 1890 the funicular has provided a link between
Le_Havre
Commune in Normandy, France
sixteenth-century houses. Elbeuf corp headquarters. A fifteenth-century stone cross. The theatre (1890), renovated in the late twentieth century. Preschools
Elbeuf
Commune in Normandy, France
St. Valery, dating from the twelfth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. The cliffs. Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924–2006) journalist, essayist
Veulettes-sur-Mer
Commune in Normandy, France
St.Michel, dating from the sixteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Malleville-les-Grès
Commune in Normandy, France
Martin's church, dating from the sixteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Épinay-sur-Duclair
Commune in Normandy, France
St. Firmin, dating from the sixteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Greuville
Commune in Normandy, France
Francis I. The cemetery, by the sea, with a sixteenth-century sandstone cross and containing the tombs of some famous Frenchmen: the writer Georges de
Varengeville-sur-Mer
Commune in Normandy, France
gothic chapel, dating from the thirteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. The sixteenth-century château de La Grande Heuze The three châteaux: de
Bellencombre
Commune in Normandy, France
century. A thirteenth century baptistery. A sixteenth century sandstone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Claville-Motteville
Commune in Normandy, France
of St. Vaast, dating from the eleventh century A sixteenth-century stone cross The artist Auguste Durst (1842–1930) stayed here from 1902 to 1907. Communes
Saint-Vaast-d'Équiqueville
Commune in Normandy, France
Sauchay-le-Bas, dating from the eleventh century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Sauchay
Commune in Normandy, France
Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. A dovecote. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national
Blacqueville
Commune in Normandy, France
There are also the Cedar Clinic, St. Anthony Clinic and the French Red Cross, with Bois-Guillaume Hospital and Training Institute. In Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume
Commune in Normandy, France
dating from the sixteenth century. A seventeenth-century château. A stone cross from the sixteenth century. Some Roman ruins. Communes of the Seine-Maritime
La_Londe
Commune in Normandy, France
church of St. Henri, dating from the nineteenth century. Two sandstone crosses from the seventeenth century. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
Le_Torp-Mesnil
Commune in Normandy, France
Dieppe at the junction of the D4 and the D237 roads. Two 16th-century stone crosses. A recently restored 11th-century chapel. The church of Notre-Dame, dating
La_Gaillarde
Commune in Normandy, France
the sixteenth century. The sixteenth century chateau. An ancient stone cross. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus:
Bouelles
Commune in Normandy, France
Rivière-Bourdet, with the chapel of Saint-Clotilde and a dovecote. A stone cross in the cemetery, erected in 1600. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
Quevillon
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Le_Grand-Quevilly
Commune in Normandy, France
abbey at Bival, surviving as farm buildings. A sixteenth-century stone cross. St-Denis’ church at Hodeng. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department "Répertoire
Nesle-Hodeng
Commune in Normandy, France
from the twelfth century. The chapel at Maintru. A sixteenth-century stone cross. The manorhouse de La Valouine, built in 1602 by the seigneurs de Ricarville
Osmoy-Saint-Valery
Commune in Normandy, France
Arnoult, dating from the thirteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. A manorhouse. Remnants of the château de la Pommeraye. Communes of the
Saint-Arnoult,_Seine-Maritime
Commune in Normandy, France
century. The remains of a feudal castle. A sixteenth century sandstone cross in the cemetery. Two 16th century manorhouses. Communes of the Seine-Maritime
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Commune in Normandy, France
Traces of an 11th-century castle. A nineteenth-century château. A sandstone cross, from the sixteenth century. The tunnels of Montérolier. (Closed since the
Montérolier
Commune in Normandy, France
Silvain, dating from the thirteenth century. A sixteenth-century stone cross. The thirteenth-century château of Anglesqueville-les-Mur. Communes of the
Saint-Sylvain,_Seine-Maritime
Commune in Normandy, France
Grand-Quevilly Graval Grèges Grémonville Greuville Grigneuseville Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-Saint-Siméon Grugny Grumesnil Guerville Gueures Gueutteville
Gruchet-Saint-Siméon
VALASSE CROSS
VALASSE CROSS
Girl/Female
English
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, German, Greek
Truthful; Variant of Alice
Female
English
English variant spelling of Roman Latin Valerie, VALARIE means "to be healthy, to be strong."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Swedish
Butterfly
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Handsome; Indian Cuckoo
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, Latin
To be Strong; To be Healthy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a pool or marsh (see Flash).Possibly also an Americanized form of German Flaschner, an occupational name for a bottle maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German vlashe ‘bottle’.
Surname or Lastname
North German variant of Laas 2.Jewish (Ashkenazic)
North German variant of Laas 2.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.English : nickname from Middle English lesse, lasse ‘smaller’ (from Old English lǣssa ‘less’), perhaps also used in the sense ‘younger’.
Male
Scandinavian
Pet form of Scandinavian Lars, LASSE means "laurel."
Girl/Female
Latin American
Brave.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Classe, a short form of Nicholas. The name may have been imported to England in the Middle Ages by Flemish weavers. As an American surname it has probably absorbed some cases of Dutch Claassen and its variants.
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Swedish
People's Victory; Laurel; Bay; Man from Laurentum
Boy/Male
Hindu
One wearing yellow robes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Classe, a short form of Nicholas. See also Clayson.Variant of Klaas or Klass, North German forms of Claus.
Boy/Male
English
Meadow with a cross.
Boy/Male
English
Literally 'cross land'.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Falaise in Calvados, France, the birthplace of William the Conqueror. The place is so named from Old French falaise ‘cliff’ (a word of Germanic origin).Scottish and northern Irish : reduced form of McFalls.
Girl/Female
English
Boy/Male
Greek
People's victory.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, German
Truthful; Variant of Alice
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Valance
v. t.
To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.
a.
Woven like damask.
n.
The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
n.
Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor.
n.
A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.
n.
Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar.
n.
An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.
n.
See Bagasse.
n.
An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.
n.
The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage.
n.
The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar, -- used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.
n.
A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology.
imp. & p. p.
of Valance
n.
A damasse fabric, esp. one of linen.
adv.
In the form of a cross; across; transversely.
a. & adv.
Less.
n.
A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.
n.
The lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond.