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boltel

[ bohl-tuhl ]
/ ˈboʊl təl /
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noun Architecture.
Also boutel, boutell, bowtel, bowtell . a convex molding, as a torus or ovolo.
Also bottle. a curved fractable.
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Origin of boltel

1425–75; late Middle English boltell, equivalent to boltbolt1 + -ell noun suffix

Words nearby boltel

bolster, bolstered, bolt, bolt-action, bolt boat, boltel, bolter, bolt from (out of) the blue, bolthead, bolt-hole, bolting cloth
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