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listels

/ˈlɪstəlz/

Meanings
noun
A narrow fillet or border.

Examples :

"The carpenter used small listels to create a decorative border around the picture frame. "
architecture art building

Related Words

Illustration frame

frame noun

/fɹeɪm/

The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

"Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls."

Illustration border

border noun

/ˈbɔədə/ /ˈbɔːdə/ /ˈbɔɹdɚ/

The outer edge of something.

"the borders of the garden"

Illustration decorative

decorative noun

/ˈdɛkɹətɪv/

A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.

"The teacher displayed a decorative fern on her desk. "

Illustration fillet

fillet noun

/fɪˈleɪ/

A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.

"For the school play, Sarah wore a beautiful purple fillet to hold her elaborate headdress in place. "

Illustration picture

picture noun

/ˈpɪktʃə/ /ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

"The art class displayed a picture of a beautiful sunset. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration narrow

narrow noun

/ˈnæɹəʊ/ /ˈnæɹoʊ/

(chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.

"the narrows of New York harbor"

Illustration small

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration carpenter

carpenter noun

/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/ /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/

A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

"The carpenter built a new wooden bookshelf for my bedroom. "

Illustration around

around adjective

/əˈɹaʊnd/

(with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.

"Is Clare around today?"

Illustration create

create verb

/kɹiːˈeɪt/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."