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Meanings of astragal in English
The bone in the ankle connecting to the leg bones to form the ankle joint.
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.
2
At the bottom the capital should be of the thickness of the top of the column omitting the congé and astragal.
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.
4
Ornamental fillets, astragals, and moldings, borrowed from architecture, increased the illusion of a sectional piece.
5
Finally, attention may be called to the ASTRAGAL or PEARL-BEADING just under the ovolo in Figs.
6
The cornice and astragals form a frieze, in which military emblems and symbols of sacrifice are intermingled.