templet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a model or standard for making comparisons
    guide; template.

WordNet

Tem"plet noun
Etymology
LL. templatus vaulted, from L. templum a small timber.
Definitions
  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.
  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.

Webster 1913