[a. F. baguette (a small rod or wand; in Arch. (as in Eng.) ad. It. bacchetta little rod, dim. of bacchio:—L. baculum staff.] A small molding of semicircular section, of the astragal species.
1727–51. Chambers, Cycl., Baguette, in architecture, a little round moulding less than an astragal … According to M. le Clerc, when the baguette is enriched with ornaments, it changes its name, and is called chaplet.
1842. Gwilt, Encycl. Archit., III. i. 684. The astragal is also known by the names of bead and baguette.
