ovolo
a convex molding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse.
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How to use ovolo in a sentence
Echinus (e-kīnus), in architecture, the ovolo or quarter-round convex moulding, seen in capitals of the Doric order.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousThey are of similar size and general appearance to the ordinary ovolo moulding plane.
Woodwork Joints | William Fairhamovolo, a moulding, the profile of which resembles the outline of an egg, used in Classic architecture.
Architecture | Thomas Roger SmithA simple, hand-tooled ovolo ornaments the jambs and architrave casings of the keyed arch.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia | Frank CousinsA reeded ovolo and deeply cut and drilled denticulated member lend sufficient emphasis to the string course of the cornice.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia | Frank Cousins
British Dictionary definitions for ovolo
/ (ˈəʊvəˌləʊ) /
architect a convex moulding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or ellipse: Also called: quarter round, thumb Compare congé (def. 3), echinus (def. 1)
Origin of ovolo
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