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listel

[ lis-tl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Architecture.

listel

/ ˈlɪstəl /

Origin of listel¹

1590–1600; < French < Italian listello, diminutive of lista band, list ²

Origin of listel¹

C16: via French from Italian listello, diminutive of lista band, list ²

The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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