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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