arch. [a. mod. Fr. alette, OFr. alete, cogn. with It. aletta, dim. of ala wing; in form a doublet of AILETTE.] (See quot.)
1816. James, Mil. Dict. (1816), 10. Alette (Fr.) in architecture, the sides of a pier between the arcades: alettes also signify jaumbs, or piedroits.
1838. Button, Dict. Arch., 7. Alette, a small wing; also applied to a pilaster, or buttress.
