chaptrel
American
[chap-truhl]
/ ˈtʃæp trəl /
noun
Architecture.
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a capital, as on a pilaster or vaulting shaft, engaged in masonry on one or more sides.
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a small capital.
Etymology
Origin of chaptrel
1670–80; chapter + -el < Latin -ellum diminutive suffix
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