alette
[ uh-let ]
/ əˈlɛt /
noun
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
a small wing of a building.
either jamb of a doorway.
Origin of alette
1810–20; < French, variant of
ailette
Words nearby alette
aletes,
alethea,
alethia,
alethic,
alethiology,
alette,
aleukemia,
aleukemic leukemia,
aleukemoid,
aleukia,
aleukocytosis