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Astragal definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AS'TRAGAL, n. [Gr. a turning joint, vertebra, spondylus.]
1. In architecture, a little round molding which surrounds the top or bottom of a column, in the form of a ring; representing a ring or band of iron, to prevent the splitting of the column. it is often cut into beads or berries, and is used in ornamented entablatures to separate the several faces of the architrave.
2. In gunnery, a round molding on cannon near the mouth.
3. In anatomy, the buckle, ankle, or sling bone; the upper bone of the foot supporting the tibia.
4. In botany, the wood pea; the milk vetch; the liquorice vetch.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus]
2: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: beading, bead, beadwork, astragal]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin astragalus, from Greek astragalos neck vertebra, molding; akin to Greek astakos lobster, osteon bone — more at osseous Date: 1563 1. a narrow half-round molding 2. a projecting strip on the edge of a folding door

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Archit. a small semicircular moulding round the top or bottom of a column. Etymology: ASTRAGALUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Astragal As"tra*gal, n. [L. astragalus, Gr. ? the ankle bone, a molding in the capital of the Ionic column.] 1. (Arch.) A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle. 2. (Gun.) A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.