Winkelschiene

corner bead

noun VINK-el-shee-neh Rare

Also means

angle profile (plastering)

Usage Note

Winkelschiene is a pre-formed metal or plastic angle strip embedded in plaster at external corners to protect against chipping and to create a perfectly straight arris.

Examples

"An allen Außenecken wurde eine Winkelschiene eingeputzt."

Natural Translation

A corner bead was plastered in at all external corners.

Literal Translation

At all outer-corners was a corner-bead plastered-in.

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