| annulet | 1. A little ring. 2. A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc, used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital. 3. A little circle borne as a charge. 4. <zoology> A narrow circle of some distinct colour on a surface or round an organ. Origin: Dim. Of annulus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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