noun
- Architecture.
- a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
- a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
- Printing.
- a thin strip, usually of wood, less than type-high, used to produce a blank in or about a page of type.
- such strips collectively.
noun
- a flat narrow architectural moulding
- printing a strip of oiled wood used for spacing between lines of hot metal typeCompare lead 2 (def. 7)