Etymology

reglet

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Today it means: A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title pages and other open matter. Full definition →

First used 17th c.French réglet
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  1. French · borrowed fromréglet
  2. English todayreglet

From French réglet.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title pages and other open matter.
  • from 17th c. A flat, narrow moulding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments.

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