chaptrel

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noun

An impost.

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Meanings

nounchaptrel (plural chaptrels)

plural chaptrels

  1. obsoletearchitectureAn impost.

    The clustered columns of the interior are fluted Doric, with heavy chaptrels, and here also the balustrade forms a prominent feature.

    1883, Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Mexico

Origin

See chapiter.

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APA

chaptrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaptrel

MLA

“chaptrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaptrel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaptrel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaptrel.

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