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reglet


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Reglet  \Reg"let\  (r?g"l?t),  n.  [F.  r['e]glet,  dim.  of  r[`e]gle  a 
  rule  L.  regula.  See  {Rule}.] 
  1.  (Arch.)  A  flat,  narrow  molding,  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.  See  {Illust}.  (12)  of 
  {Column}. 
 
  2.  (Print.)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.  It  is  graded  to  different  sizes,  and  designated  by 
  the  name  of  the  type  that  it  matches;  as  nonpareil 
  reglet,  pica  reglet,  and  the  like