bandelet

American  

[ban-dl-et, -dl-it, ban-dl-et] / ˈbæn dlˌɛt, -dl ɪt, ˌbæn dlˈɛt /

noun

Architecture.

1. a flat molding, broader than a fillet and narrower than a fascia.

2. annulet.

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Etymology

Origin of bandelet

1640–50; < French bandelette, equivalent to Old French bandele (feminine of bandel bandeau ) + -ete -ette

Example Sentences

Their long, graceful drapery was as white as snow; and each wore loosely, beneath the rounded bosom, a dark-blue zone, or bandelet, studded, like the skies at midnight, with little silver stars.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 265, July 21, 1827 by Various