Definition of Boltel. Meaning of Boltel. Synonyms of Boltel

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Boltel. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Boltel and, of course, Boltel synonyms and on the right images related to the word Boltel.

Definition of Boltel

Boltel
Boltel Bol"tel, n. See Boultel.
boltel
Boultel Boul"tel, Boultin Boul"tin, n. (Arch.) (a) A molding, the convexity of which is one fourth of a circle, being a member just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo. (b) One of the shafts of a clustered column. [Written also bowtel, boltel, boultell, etc.]

Meaning of Boltel from wikipedia

- the abacus in a Tuscan or Roman Doric capital; the word is a variant of boltel, which is probably the diminutive of bolt, the shaft of an arrow or javelin...
- "crown moulding"). In the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital, it may rest on a boltel. In the archaic Gr**** Ionic order, owing to the greater width of the capital...