In the Doric entablature, one of a series of short fillets beneath the taenia, each corresponding to a triglyph above. Photo of the Redwood Library from Newport, Rhode Island, 2021. 2. Any long straight piece of lath (either woodormetal) used in ancient Romanconstruction. 3. Arule used by ancient carpenters and masons for drawing straight lines and making measurements. (Harris, 1977)