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bo⋅lec⋅tion

  [boh-lek-shuhn]
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–noun Architecture, Furniture.
a raised molding, esp. one having flat edges and a raised center, for framing a panel, doorway, fireplace, etc.
Also, bilection.

Origin:
1700–10; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
bo⋅lec⋅tioned, adjective
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bo·lec·tion   (bō-lěk'shən)   
n.   Architecture
A molding that projects from the surface of a panel.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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