reglet
Architecture.
a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
Printing.
a thin strip, usually of wood, less than type-high, used to produce a blank in or about a page of type.
such strips collectively.
Origin of reglet
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How to use reglet in a sentence
Furniture Racks and CabinetsFor labor-saving fonts of reglet, wood furniture, soft metal or steel furniture, etc.
Type Cases and Composing-room furniture | A. A. StewartStrips of wood, called reglet, are sometimes used as substitutes for leads and slugs in large sizes.
Typesetting | A. A. StewartIf 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
British Dictionary definitions for reglet
/ (ˈrɛɡlɪt) /
a flat narrow architectural moulding
printing a strip of oiled wood used for spacing between lines of hot metal type: Compare lead 2 (def. 7)
Origin of reglet
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