Annulet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A ringlike molding around the capital of a pillar.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small ring.
  • n. A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column
  • n. A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A little ring.
  • n. A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital.
  • n. A little circle borne as a charge.
  • n. A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small ring
  • n. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle
  • n. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ring    band    heraldic bearing    charge    armorial bearing    bearing    moulding    molding   
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