chaptrel

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(chap′trəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chap•trel  (chap′trəl),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]
  1. Architecturea capital, as on a pilaster or vaulting shaft, engaged in masonry on one or more sides.
  2. Architecturea small capital.
  • Latin -ellum diminutive suffix
  • chapter + -el 1670–80


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