Crossword clues for astragal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astragal \As"tra*gal\, n. [L. astragalus, Gr. ? the ankle bone, a molding in the capital of the Ionic column.]
(Arch.) A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.
(Gun.) A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A molding for edging or decorating furniture. 2 A molding attached to double doors to prevent drafts. 3 The bone in the ankle connecting to the leg bones to form the ankle joint.
WordNet
Wikipedia
An astragal is a moulding profile composed of a half-round surface surrounded by two flat planes ( fillets). An astragal is sometimes referred to as a miniature torus. It can be an architectural element used at the top or base of a column, but is also employed as a framing device on furniture and woodwork.
The word "astragal" comes from the Greek and Latin for "vertebra," and the original astragals used in architecture were made in a beaded design, thereby resembling a vertebra.
Usage examples of "astragal".
I found one rare forme of a base, in fashion like a cushion vpon the plynthe whereof stood two trochils or torrules, with an interposition of Hypotracles or shaftes, and Astragals, with a supreame Thore.
And shaking hands with me now will steer you arse over astragal into the salt mine.
Mike would be leaving on the weekend to relocate in the town of Astragal, Indiana.
A quick trip to the library confirmed what Paul had immediately suspected-there was no town of Astragal in Indiana, nor in any other state, province, or country in the world.
The astragal of Aeneas the Tactician, in which yarn passing through holes representing letters carried the secret message, is the oldest known semagram.
Block Fixings -- Astragal Joints -- Pipe Fixings -- Large Branch Joints -- Large Underhand Joints -- Solders -- Autogenous Soldering or Lead Burning -- Index.
Astragals, writhing and hanging heere and there, making the capitall thrise so big as the bottom thereof of the columne, wherevpon was placed the Epistile or streight beame, the greatest part decayed, and many columnes widowed and depriued of their Capitels, buryed in ruine both Astragals and shafts of the columnes and their bases or feete.
Through the astragals of the bars I caught a final glimpse of the robot.
A section big enough to pass a full-size man had been lifted clean out of it, and the steel astragals round the panes had been cut through as if they had been strips of cheese.