boltel

noun

bol·​tel

ˈbōltəl

variants or less commonly bowtel or bowtell or boutell

ˈbōtᵊl

plural -s

1

: a torus or ovolo

especially : one just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital

2

: one of the shafts of a clustered pier

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, perhaps, from bolt entry 1 + -el

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