ASTRAGAL Definition & Meaning

astragal

[ as-truh-guhl ]

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noun

Architecture, Furniture.

a small convex molding cut into the form of a string of beads. Compare bead and reel.
a plain convex molding; bead.
a molding attached to one or both meeting stiles of a pair of double doors in order to prevent drafts.

astragal

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noun

architect
1. Also calledbead a small convex moulding, usually with a semicircular cross section
2. a moulding having the form of a string of beads
carpentry a glazing bar, esp in a bookcase
anatomy the ankle or anklebone

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Origin of astragal¹

1555–65; < Latin astragalus < Greek ��ٰ�á��ǲ� a vertebra, the huckle-bone, a molding, a kind of vetch; in plural, dice (i.e., huckle-bones)

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Origin of astragal¹

C17: from Latin astragalus, from Greek astragalos anklebone, hence, small round moulding

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Foundation holding the bronze astragals in place had also started to fail.

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A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.

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In glazing, the greater the surface of glass, and the less space occupied by rafters and astragals as well as overlaps, the greater the admission of light.

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The remarkable Roman arches, massive buttresses and blind doorway, framed by two primitive capitals with a wreath-shaped astragal, are apparently vestiges of constructions of an earlier date than those of Abbot Thierry.

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A cavetto molding, enriched with a bead and reel astragal and another drilled rope torus, outlines the dark marble facings about the fireplace opening.

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