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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In architecture, a fillet, list, band, or cincture.
  • noun In anatomy, a slender white band crossing the ventral surface of the crus cerebri, forming a distinct ridge in certain animals, as the cat.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Arch.) A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun architecture A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it.

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