reglet

[ reg-lit ]

noun

1. Architecture.
   1. a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
   2. a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
2. Printing.
   1. a thin strip, usually of wood, less than type-high, used to produce a blank in or about a page of type.
   2. such strips collectively.

reglet

/ ˈrɛɡlɪt /

noun

1. a flat narrow architectural moulding
2. printing a strip of oiled wood used for spacing between lines of hot metal type Compare lead 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of reglet¹

1570–80; < French, diminutive of règle regle; -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of reglet¹

C16: from Old French, literally: a little rule, from regle rule, from Latin rēgula

Example Sentences

A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or typeÐhigh piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.

From Project Gutenberg

Freshly printed work which tends to offset on the next sheet may be cut where necessary by placing strips of reglet or thick card around the margin close to the line of the proposed cut, so as to keep the pressure of the clamp off the printed matter.

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Another style of furniture and reglet rack is that fitted into the frame of the imposing table or into an adjoining stand or cabinet.

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Reglet—Thin strips of wood, similar to thick leads; used for making up large pages and filling in forms.

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In the composing-room of a generation ago—and unfortunately in some unprogressive places today—the strips of blank material known as reglet and wood furniture were usually kept in disorderly manner in a large box or drawer under or near the imposing stone.

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