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Definition of Chaptrel
1. n. An impost.
Definition of Chaptrel
1. Noun. (architecture obsolete) An impost. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaptrel
1. the capital of a pillar [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaptrel
Literary usage of Chaptrel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"chaptrel. A. A small capital. B. A capital not projecting on all sides, as of a
pilaster or vaulting shaft. CHAPU, HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE; sculptor; b. Sept. ..."
2. The Architects' and Builders' Handbook: Data for Architects, Structural by Frank Eugene Kidder (1921)
"chaptrel. In Gothic architecture, the capital of a pier or column whb receives
an arch. Charnel House. A place for depositing the bones which might be ..."
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