listel

The definition of listel is a architectural term for a narrow edge, border or molding.

(noun)

An example of a listel is a decorative border around the ceiling inside a Victorian style house.

See listel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Archit. a narrow molding or band; fillet

Origin: Fr < It listello, dim. of lista, a border, strip < Gmc *lista: see list

See listel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Architecture

A narrow border, molding, or fillet. Also called list².

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian listello

Origin: , diminutive of lista, border

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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