template

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template - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Templet \Tem"plet\, n. [LL. templatus vaulted, from L. templum a
     small timber.] [Spelt also template.]
     1. A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board,
        used as a guide to the form of the work to be executed;
        as, a mason's or a wheelwright's templet.
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     2. (Arch.) A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in
        a wall under a girder or other beam, to distribute the
        weight or pressure.
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  Template \Tem"plate\, n.
     Same as Templet.
     [1913 Webster]

template - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  template
      n 1: a model or standard for making comparisons [syn:
           template, templet, guide]