bandelet
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Noun (1)
- molding in the form of a ring; at top of a columnSynonyms: annuletbandelettebandletsquare and rabbetType of molding, moulding
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Band′e·let (…), Band′let, bandelette (…), noun
Origin: F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, noun, and cf. Bendlet.
Architecture A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring, and usually at the top of the column; an annulet. Joseph Gwilt Syn. — annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet. [ + ]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5