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band⋅let

  [band-lit]
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–noun Architecture.
1. annulet (def. 1).
2. bandelet.
Origin:
1720–30; band 2 + -let

an⋅nu⋅let

  [an-yuh-lit]
–noun
1. Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
2. Entomology. a ring, usually colored, around or on the surface of an organ.
3. Heraldry. a ring, represented as a voided roundel, used esp. as the cadence mark of a fifth son.
Origin:
1565–75; < L annul(us) ring (see annulus ) + -et; r. earlier anlet < AF anelet, dim. of OF anel ring < L ānellus ring

ban⋅de⋅let

  [ban-dl-et, -dl-it, ban-dl-et]
–noun Architecture.
1. a flat molding, broader than a fillet and narrower than a fascia.
2. annulet (def. 1).
Also, bandlet.

Origin:
1640–50; < F bandelette, equiv. to OF bandele (fem. of bandel bandeau ) + -ete -ette
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bandlet

noun
molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: annulet] 
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