alette

[ uh-let ]

/ əˈlɛt /

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noun

(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.

a small wing of a building.

either jamb of a doorway.

Nearby words

aletes, alethea, alethia, alethic, alethiology, alette, aleukemia, aleukemic leukemia, aleukemoid, aleukia, aleukocytosis

Origin of alette

1810–20; < French, variant of ailette

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Examples from the Web for alette

From the moment of Alette's arrival in Semb, there commenced a change there.
Strife and Peace|Fredrika Bremer
And Alf went to his Alette, who looked inquiringly and uneasily at him.
Strife and Peace|Fredrika Bremer
But I was compelled to hear, 'Alette is much more sensible than you.
Strife and Peace|Fredrika Bremer
They made no difference between me and their own child, and Alette became to me the tenderest and best of sisters.
Strife and Peace|Fredrika Bremer

This home was Alette's; and her excellent parents, after they had recalled me to life, adopted me as their son.
Strife and Peace|Fredrika Bremer