quarter round

noun

1. a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.

quarter round

noun

1. architect another name for ovolo

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarter round¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Echinus (e-kīnus), in architecture, the ovolo or quarter-round convex moulding, seen in capitals of the Doric order.

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Only quarter round with the switch when the engine gets her stroke.

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In some, the upper corner of the cylinder was taken off in a sort of concave quarter-round, but in others the cylinder was entire.

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The hallway door has six panels, with beaded edges and quarter-round molding in the panels.

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