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chaptrel

chaptrel noun: an impost.

Noun

chaptrel (plural chaptrels)

  1. (obsolete) An impost.
    • The clustered columns of the interior are fluted Doric, with heavy chaptrels, and here also the balustrade forms a prominent feature.1883, Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Mexico

Forms of chaptrel

pluralchaptrels

Origin of chaptrel

See chapiter.

Questions about chaptrel

What does chaptrel mean?
Chaptrel means an impost.
What part of speech is chaptrel?
Chaptrel is a noun.
What is the plural of chaptrel?
The plural of chaptrel is chaptrels.

Words near chaptrel in the dictionary

  1. chapters of accidents
  2. chapters out
  3. chaptersful
  4. chapterwise
  5. chaptre
  6. chaptrel
  7. chaptrels
  8. chaptres
  9. chaptzem
  10. Chapu
  11. chapulin

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