"astel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: astels [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English astelle (“piece of wood”), from Old French astele (“splinter, shaving”). Compare Latin astula, diminutive of assis (“board”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|astelle||piece of wood}} Middle English astelle (“piece of wood”), {{der|en|fro|astele||splinter, shaving}} Old French astele (“splinter, shaving”), {{cog|la|astula}} Latin astula, {{m|la|assis||board}} assis (“board”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} astel (plural astels)
  1. (mining, dialectal) An arch or ceiling of boards placed above the workers' heads in a mine. Tags: dialectal Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-astel-en-noun-gDBdbZ5S Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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