Meaning of REGLET
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Reg"let\ (r?g"l?t), n. [F. r['e]glet, dim. of r[`e]gle a
rule, L. regula. See {Rule}.]
1. (Arch.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate
the parts or members of compartments or panels from one
another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form
knots, frets, or other ornaments. See {Illust}. (12) of
{Column}.
2. (Print.)A strip of wood or metal of the height of a
quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a
chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open
matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by
the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil
reglet, pica reglet, and the like.
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