listel

[ lis-tl ]
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nounArchitecture.
  1. a narrow list or fillet.

Origin of listel

1
1590–1600; <French <Italian listello, diminutive of lista band, list2

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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
  1. another name for fillet (def. 8)

Origin of listel

1
C16: via French from Italian listello, diminutive of lista band, list ²

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