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bâtons rompus

plural noun
bâ·​tons rom·​pus | \ bätōⁿrōⁿpᵫ̅, ba-\

Definition of bâtons rompus

: the short straight billets or portions of molding usually of rounded section forming the zigzag molding in Romanesque architecture

History and Etymology for bâtons rompus

French, broken sticks

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