Meaning & use

templet

noun·Advanced

A less common spelling of template: a pattern or gauge used as a guide for shaping or cutting material.

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The carpenter traced around the wooden templet to cut each shelf to the same size.

Machinists used a metal templet to check that each part matched the required dimensions.

A note on using this word

Templet appears mainly in older engineering and trade texts; modern writing almost always uses 'template' instead.

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