Glossary · F
Fillet
Also called listel
A narrow flat band used to separate and sharpen other mouldings; also the flat strip left between flutes in the Ionic and Corinthian.
See also: Moulding
Rules that use the word
The alphabet of mouldings. Build every profile from a small set of elements (fillet, torus, astragal, scotia, ovolo, cavetto, cyma recta and cyma reversa), alternating curved with flat and light with shadow.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Anatomy of an Order, The Tuscan Order, The Ionic Order.
Nearby in the glossary
Fascia · Fauces · Fen · Ferme ornée · Finial · Five points · Flemish bond · Flute