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ASTRAGAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
Synonyms:
astragal; bead; beading; beadwork
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("astragal" is a kind of...):
molding; moulding (a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "astragal"):
bead and quirk; quirk bead (beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
Synonyms:
anklebone; astragal; astragalus; talus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("astragal" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Holonyms ("astragal" is a part of...):
ankle; ankle joint; articulatio talocruralis; mortise joint (a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)
Derivation:
astragalar (of or relating to the anklebone)
