listel

[ lis-tl ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a narrow list or fillet.

listel

/ ˈlɪstəl /

noun

1. another name for fillet

Word History and Origins

Origin of listel¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of listel¹

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

Example Sentences

Listel is a popular rosé in France, and it’s easy to see why: It’s cheap and delicious.

From Washington Post

What are you drinking? A glass of 2013 Listel "Grain de Gris" rose. 

From Los Angeles Times

But negotiations with the vineyard’s landowner, wine company Domaines Listel in Sète, near Montpellier, have broken down over the renewal of the 30-year lease on the 27-hectare site.

From Nature

In architecture, a “fillet” is a narrow flat band, sometimes called a “listel,” which is used to separate mouldings one from the other, or to terminate a suite of mouldings as at the top of a cornice.

From Project Gutenberg

The grain is molded with a thick angle torus followed by a listel and a large shallow cavetto.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fish
• meat
• slice