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Rails (object components)

Scope note

Use for any of various horizontal structural members in a frame or paneling, as in a window sash, paneled door, or chest of drawers, or joining the vertical posts of furniture, as in the crest rail of a chair.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300069080

Broader Terms used

<components by general context>

Equivalent Terms used

rail (object component)

Created

13yrs ago

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