ASTRAGAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

Meaning:

The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

Synonyms:

anklebone; astragal; astragalus; talus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)