bague

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noun

An annular moulding or group of mouldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.

OriginFrench bague →
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Meanings

nounbague (plural bagues)

plural bagues

  1. architectureAn annular moulding or group of mouldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.

Origin

  1. Frenchbague“ring”
  2. Englishbague

Borrowed from French bague (“ring”). Doublet of bee.

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APA

bague. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bague

MLA

“bague.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bague. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bague,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bague.

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