1. a thin strip of wood or metal used as a spacer in printing or bookbinding
Usage: printing; bookbinding
2. a narrow flat molding used as a filler or separator in architecture
Usage: architecture

Examples

• The printer inserted a reglet between the lines of type.
• Wooden reglets were used to create proper spacing in the old typesetting machine.
• The architect specified a simple reglet to separate the two decorative panels.
• Metal reglets provided precise spacing in the letterpress setup.
• The bookbinder used thin reglets to maintain even margins.
• A delicate reglet ran along the edge of the crown molding.