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reglet

[reg-lit]
noun
  1. Architecture.
    1. a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
    2. a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
  2. Printing.
    1. a thin strip, usually of wood, less than type-high, used to produce a blank in or about a page of type.
    2. such strips collectively.
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Origin of reglet

1570–80; < French, diminutive of règle regle; see -et
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Examples from the Web for reglet

Historical Examples of reglet

  • If there are to be a number of pages, a page gage should be made from a strip of reglet or brass rule.

    Typesetting

    A. A. Stewart

  • Furniture Racks and CabinetsFor labor-saving fonts of reglet, wood furniture, soft metal or steel furniture, etc.

British Dictionary definitions for reglet

reglet

noun
  1. a flat narrow architectural moulding
  2. printing a strip of oiled wood used for spacing between lines of hot metal typeCompare lead 2 (def. 7)
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Word Origin for reglet

C16: from Old French, literally: a little rule, from regle rule, from Latin rēgula
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