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listel

American  
[lis-tl] / ˈlɪs tl /

noun

Architecture.
  1. a narrow list or fillet.


listel British  
/ ˈlɪstəl /

noun

  1. another name for fillet

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Etymology

Origin of listel

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

Example Sentences

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Each grain has the following moldings: a thick angle torus, a listel, a shallow cavetto and a row of carved hollow saw-teeth.

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie

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

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie

Each grain is molded with a thick angle torus followed by a listel and a broad shallow cavetto.

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie

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

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie

The first grain is molded with a thick angle torus followed by a listel and a large cavetto adorned with large and slightly rounded bezants.

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie