astragal

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsankleboneastragalustalus

   Broaderbone

   Part ofankle
2. 2.

   a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture

   Synonymsbeadingbeadbeadwork

   Broadermolding

   Narrowerquirk bead

Other forms of astragal

plural

astragals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about astragal

What does astragal mean?

astragal means "the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in astragal?

astragal has 3 syllables: a-stra-gal. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for astragal?

Close synonyms include anklebone, astragalus, talus, beading, bead. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is astragal a common word?

astragal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.