augnatura

Italian

Etymology

From augnare +‎ -tura.

Noun

augnatura f (plural augnature)

  1. an oblique cut (especially where two things are joined together)
  2. a groove in the blade of a pocket knife that allows it to be opened with a fingernail

Further reading
  • augnatura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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