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UK
/ɐstɹˈæɡəl/
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NOUN
- a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
- the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
How To Use astragal In A Sentence
- These astragali have four clearly defined surfaces and were probably the antecedents of the ordinary six-faced cube or die, specimens of which are datable as far back as 3000 B.C.
- A mummy's pinkie turned out to be pilose asiabell, which she said was good for breathing, provided it was cooked with astragalus (those were the white sections of tongue depressor). Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue
- Fig. 265 is a rebated joint with loose tongue-slip and astragal mould, suitable for frames over 1-1/4 in. in thickness. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.
- Dianthoides, several Astragali, one with the pinnulae dentato serratis, petiola spinosa, a tufted Monocotyledonous plant with terete canaliculate subulate leaves, _Salvia_, Gramen alterum, Composita dislocata, Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
- In the former case the stiles are rebated (as already shown in Fig. 260), whilst at Fig. 262 an astragal bead is glued to the right-hand stile. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.
- In the hind limb of these species, the bones of the ankle are also reduced in number, and the astragalus becomes the main weight-bearing bone.
- Around 1800, edge-cutting astragal and hollow planes appeared, although the rebates were still cut using the sash fillister.
- A fractionated extract of Astragalus membranaceus potentiates lymphokine-activated killer cell cytotoxicity generated by low-dose recombinant interleukin-2. The Best Alternative Medicine
- Objective To explore the variation of the main chemical constituents of Herb Epimedii in decocting Herb Epimedii and Radix Astragali separately and compatibly.
- Worked astragali from the deposit may indicate that gaming or fortune-telling took place.