n. A little ring.n. Specifically — In architecture, a small projecting member, circular in plan and usually square or angular in section; especially, one of the fillets or bands which encircle the lower part of the Doric capital above the necking: but annulet is often indiscriminately used as synonymous with list, listel, cincture, fillet, tenia, etc.n. In heraldry, a ring borne as a charge. It is also the mark of cadency which the fifth brother of a family ought to bear on his coat of arms. Also called anlet. See cadency.n. In decorative art, a name given to a band encircling a vase or a similar object, whether solidly painted, or in engobe, or composed of simple figures placed close to each other. Compare frieze.