listel

[ lis-tl ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a narrow list or fillet.

listel

/ ˈlɪstəl /

noun

1. another name for fillet

Word History and Origins

Origin of listel¹

1590–1600; < French < Italian listello, diminutive of lista band, list ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of listel¹

C16: via French from Italian listello, diminutive of lista band, list ²

Example Sentences

The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel.

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Related Words

• fish
• meat
• slice