'Template' definitions:
Definition of 'template'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'template'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]