Term Gallery logo

Meanings of astragal in English

Portuguese
tálus
Catalan
marranxa
Wikidata

The bone in the ankle connecting to the leg bones to form the ankle joint.

      tálus
      Catalan
      fuserol
      Spanish
      abalorio
      Wikidata

      A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture.

            fuserol
            Usage of astragal in English
            1
            Examine again the hawk's-beak, the egg-and-dart, the leaf-and- dart, the astragal, the guilloche, the honeysuckle, the meander or fret.
            A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
            2
            At the bottom the capital should be of the thickness of the top of the column omitting the congé and astragal.
            The Ten Books on Architecture
            3
            Here was a chance to walk down a path into the past while pretending that I knew my astragal doors from my blind fretwork.
            The Irish Times
            4
            Ornamental fillets, astragals, and moldings, borrowed from architecture, increased the illusion of a sectional piece.
            Artillery Through the Ages / A Short Illustrated History of Cann...
            5
            Finally, attention may be called to the ASTRAGAL or PEARL-BEADING just under the ovolo in Figs.
            A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
            6
            The cornice and astragals form a frieze, in which military emblems and symbols of sacrifice are intermingled.
            The Idler in France
            Frequent collocations
            Translations for astragal
            Astragal through the time