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BANDELET
annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet
(noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bandelet (plural bandelets)
(architecture) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring.
Anagrams
• dentable, end table
Source: Wiktionary
Band"e*let, Band"let, n. Etym: [F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, n., and ch. Bendlet.] (Arch.)
Definition: A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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