ASTRAGAL


Meaning of ASTRAGAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈas-tri-gəl ]

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

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