astragal

  • 21astragal — as·tra·gal …

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  • 22astragal — as•tra•gal [[t]ˈæs trə gəl[/t]] n. 1) archit. fur a small convex molding cut into the form of a string of beads Compare bead and reel 2) archit. fur a plain convex molding; bead 3) archit. fur a molding attached to one or both meeting stiles of a …

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  • 23astragal —   n.    a molding attached to the face of the active leaf of a pair of doors and overlapping the inactive leaf …

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  • 24astragal — /ˈæstrəgəl/ (say astruhguhl) noun 1. Architecture a. a small convex moulding cut into the form of a string of beads. b. a plain convex moulding. 2. any similar moulding, as in carpentry or metalwork. 3. (plural) dice. {Latin astragalus. See …

  • 25astragál — a m (ȃ) arhit. kolobar, obroč med stebrom in kapitelom, navadno razčlenjen …

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  • 26astragal —   n. ankle bone; rounded beading or moulding on column; pl., dice.    ♦ astragalar, a.    ♦ astragalomancy, n. divination by ankle bones or dice.    ♦ astragalus n. Medicine, ankle bone …

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  • 27astragal — n. Archit. a small semicircular moulding round the top or bottom of a column. Etymology: ASTRAGALUS …

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  • 28astragal- — combining form or astragalo Etymology: Greek, from astragalos 1. : dice astragalomancy 2. [New Latin astragalus, from Greek astragalos] …

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  • 29split astragal —   n.    an astragal constructed of two pieces; each piece being mounted on either door of the pair, and abutting to create a seal …

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  • 30astragale — [ astragal ] n. m. • 1546; lat. astragalus, gr. astragalos I ♦ Os du pied formant avec le calcanéum la rangée postérieure du tarse. « L Astragale », roman d A. Sarrazin. II ♦ (astragalus 1545) Moulure ronde qui sépare le fût d une colonne de son… …

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