reglet

[ reg-lit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Architecture.
1. a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
2. a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
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.

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

Origin of reglet¹

1570–80; < French, diminutive of règle regle; -et

Origin of reglet¹

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

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

Strips of wood, called reglet, are sometimes used as substitutes for leads and slugs in large sizes.

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

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