astragal

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noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
noun a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture

From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragalus.

I found one rare forme of a base, in fashion like a cushion vpon the plynthe whereof stood two trochils or torrules, with an interposition of Hypotracles or shaftes, and Astragals, with a supreame Thore. — Hypnerotomachia: The Strife of Loue in a Dreame, Francesco Colonna
Lucullus. A flue conducts heat through the compartments of the obelisks; and, if you look up, you may observe that those gilt roses, between the astragals in the cornice, are prominent from it half a span. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor

anklebone, astragalus, talus

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