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Definition of Astragal
1. Noun. The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint.
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Ankle, Ankle Joint, Articulatio Talocruralis, Mortise Joint
Derivative terms: Astragalar, Astragalar
2. Noun. A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture.
Generic synonyms: Molding, Moulding
Specialized synonyms: Bead And Quirk, Quirk Bead
Definition of Astragal
1. n. A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.
Definition of Astragal
1. Noun. A molding for edging or decorating furniture. ¹
2. Noun. A molding attached to double doors to prevent drafts. ¹
3. Noun. The bone in the ankle connecting to the leg bones to form the ankle joint. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astragal
1. a convex molding [n -S]
Medical Definition of Astragal
1. 1. A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle. 2. A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth. Origin: L. Astragalus, Gr. The ankle bone, a molding in the capital of the Ionic column. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astragal
Literary usage of Astragal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Country Life: A Handbook of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Landscape Gardening by Robert Morris Copeland (1859)
"Eyed studs are cast on the inside of the ridge astragal, about half an inch in
length, to sustain small orchids or ferns from the roof; the box is lined ..."
2. Cyclopedia of Architecture: Historical, Descriptive, Typographical by Robert Stuart (1854)
"I. Another, a foot and a half of the cymatium was unwrought, and four feet of
the astragal. L Oilier, the smooth work was done, but of the cymatium six feet ..."
3. Shaw's Civil Architecture: Being a Complete Theoretical and Practical System by Edward Shaw (1852)
"22 " " witli quirk ogee, and astragal neck on both sides, per foot, ... I 33 " "
quirk tf/tr, and astragal neck on one side, six feet high, ..."
4. Country Life: A Handbook of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Landscape Gardening by Robert Morris Copeland (1866)
"Eyed studs are cast on the inside of the ridge astragal, about half an inch in
length, to sustain small orchids or ferns from the roof; the box is lined ..."
5. The English Home by Banister Fletcher, Herbert Phillips Fletcher (1910)
"astragal AND i hese tacks may be made in pairs or LEAD TACK. singly, and are
merely soldered to the back of the soil pipe and secured to the wall by hooks, ..."
6. Shades and Shadows: An Exposition and Demonstration of Short and Convenient by Jules Pillet (1896)
"... the point of loss of the astragal; this enables us to draw the shadow of the
echinus on the astragal in 0-,$'; at & thu tangent is at 45°. ..."
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