TEMPLET

templet. Templet, n. a small piece of timber in a building

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Tem″plet (?), n. [[LL. templatus vaulted, from L. templum a small timber.]] [Spelt also template.] 1. 1. A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board, used as a guide to the form of the work to be executed; as, a mason's or a wheelwright's templet.
2. 2. (Arch.) A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in a wall under a girder or other beam, to distribute the weight or pressure.