alette

noun

variants or allette

ə-ˈlet,

a-

plural -s

1

Roman & neoclassic archit : the pilasterlike abutment of an arch that is seen on either side of the large engaged column and that carries the entablature

2

: a wing of a building

Word History

Etymology

French alette, from Old French alette, elette small wing, diminutive of ele wing

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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