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ballflower

[ bawl-flou-er ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. a medieval English ornament suggesting a flower of three or four petals enclosing and partly concealing a ball.


ballflower

/ ˈbɔːlˌflaʊə /

noun

  1. architect a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ballflower1

First recorded in 1835–45; ball 1 + flower
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Example Sentences

In the interiors the simple Early English vaulting is superseded by roofs divided into a great number of different compartments, the points of intersection being marked by stone bosses or masses of carving, whilst increased lavishness of decoration characterises every portion of the building, mouldings of a great variety, amongst which the ballflower is of frequent occurrence, being introduced wherever possible.

Ballflower, its use in ornamentation, i.

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