aggaḷa
Aggaḷa,& Aggaḷā (f.) (also occasionally with l.) [cp. Sk. argala & argalā to *areg to protect,ward off,secure etc.,as in Ags. reced house; *aleg in Sk. rakṣati to protect,Gr. a]lέcw id.,Ags. ealh temple. Cp. also *areq in Gr. a]rkέw = Lat. arceo,Orcus,Ohg rigil bolt.] a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:1. a bolt or cross-bar Vin.I,290; D.I,89 (°ṁ ākoteṭi to knock upon the cross-bar; a. = kavāṭa DA.I,252); A.IV,359 (id.); S.IV,290; A.I,101 = 137 = IV,231. (phusit° with fastened bolts,securely shut Th.1,385 (id.); Vin.IV,47; J. V.293 (°ṁ uppīḷeti to lift up the cross-bar. -- 2. a strip of cloth for strengthening a dress etc.,a gusset Vin.I,290 (+ tunna),392 (Bdhgh on MV VIII,21,1); J.I,8 (+ tunna) VI,71 (°ṁ datvā); Vin.IV,121.
--dāna putting in a gusset J.I,8. --phalaka the post or board,in which the cross-bar is fixed (cp. °vaṭṭi) M.III,95. --vaṭṭi = °phalaka Vin.II,120,148. --sūci bolting pin M.I,126. (Page 4)