listel
[ lis-tl ]
nounArchitecture.
a narrow list or fillet.
Origin of listel
1Words Nearby listel
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How to use listel in a sentence
The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel.
History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber
British Dictionary definitions for listel
listel
/ (ˈlɪstəl) /
noun
another name for fillet (def. 8)
Origin of listel
1C16: via French from Italian listello, diminutive of lista band, list ²
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