A variant or archaic spelling of 'gutta'; a drop of liquid, especially in reference to specific measurements or architectural ornaments.
From Latin 'gutta' meaning drop. 'Gutt' represents an older English spelling of this technical term, primarily used in architecture and medicine.
Medieval scholars writing in Latin used 'gutta' as a precise unit—not just any drop, but a measured, meaningful drop—which is why the word persisted in architecture for ornamental droplets and in medicine for precise dosing.
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