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astragal
astragal (ˈæstrəgəl) Also 7 astrigal. [(? a. F. astragale), ad. L. astragalus, a. Gr. ἀστράγαλος a huckle-bone (in pl. dice), a moulding in the capital of a column, a leguminous plant. See also astragalus.] 1. Phys. The ball of the ankle-joint; the huckle-bone; = astragalus 1. Hence in pl. (as in Gr...
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Astragal
An astragal is sometimes referred to as a miniature torus. The word "astragal" comes from the Greek for "ankle-joint", , ''.
On doors
An astragal is commonly used to seal between a pair of doors.
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Astragalus
Astragalus may refer to:
Astragalus (plant), a large genus of herbs and small shrubs
Astragalus (bone), the talus or ankle bone
See also
Astragal, a
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astragalus
‖ astragalus (əˈstrægələs) [L., a. Gr. ἀστράγαλος: see astragal.] 1. Phys. The ball of the ankle-joint, the upper bone of the foot, on which the tibia rests.1541 R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Cyrurg., Astragallus..is in maner as y⊇ nut of a crosbow rounde on eche syde. 1696 Phillips Astragal; Ibid. ed....
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astragalize
† aˈstragalize, v. Obs.—0 [ad. Gr. ἀστραγαλίζειν, f. ἀστράγαλος: see astragal and -ize.] ‘To play at dice.’ Cockeram 1623. ‘To play at Dice, Huckle-bones, or Tables.’ Blount Gl. 1656.
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Trachelium (architecture)
the Roman Doric and the Ionic orders the term is given by modern writers to the interval between the lowest moulding of the capital and the top of the astragal
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stragler
† ˈstragler Obs. rare—1. [? jocularly f. L. astragal-us, Gr. ἀστράγαλ-ος (see astragal) + -er, after straggler.] pl. The game of hucklebones.c 1650 MS. Ashmole 788 lf. 162 The game of Astragalls alias straglers.
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Cymatium
heights of the parts of the capital are to be so regulated that three of the nine parts and a half, into which it was divided, lie below the level of the astragal
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Molding (decorative)
Astragal: Semi-circular moulding attached to one of a pair of doors to cover the gap where they meet. Fluting: Vertical, half-round grooves cut into the surface of a column in regular intervals, each separated by a flat astragal.
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Rudd
Rudd2 (rʌd) [Perh. f. the name of Margaret Caroline Rudd (d. 1779), a notorious courtesan, for whom the table may have been invented.] Used attrib. and in the possessive in Rudd('s) table, an elaborately appointed lady's toilet table of the late eighteenth century.1788 in R. Fastnedge Shearer Furnit...
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collarino
‖ collarino Arch. (kɒləˈriːnəʊ) Also colarino. [It. (kollaˈrino) dim. of collare collar; also called colarin, collar (15 a).] 1. The cincture, fillet, or listel, terminating the apophyge at the extremities of the shaft of a column.1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. 111/2 Collarino..the same as Astragal..the...
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Coping (architecture)
In later work a steep slope was given to the weathering (mainly on the outer side), and began at the top with an astragal; in the Decorated Gothic style
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جمعية الصناعات الأمريكية المبكرة
Pollak, Astragal Press (1990)
Tools: A Guide for Collectors, by Jane & Mark Rees, Astragal Press (1999)
The Wooden Plane, by John M. Whelan, Astragal Press (1993)
A Treasury of American Scrimshaw, by Michael McManus, Studio (1997)
Before Photocopying: The Art and History of Mechanical
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tige
‖ tige (tiʒ) [F. tige stalk:—L. tībia shank, pipe.] The shaft of a column; also transf., in a fire-arm or cartridge, see quot. 1877; in Bot., see quot. 1900. tige-arm, a fire-arm fitted with a tige (Cent. Dict. 1891).1664 Evelyn tr. Freart's Archit. 126 That round and long Cylinder diversly named by...
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