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quarter round
noun
- a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.
quarter round
noun
- architect another name for ovolo
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quarter round1
First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences
Only quarter round with the switch when the engine gets her stroke.
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It is about two milds and a quarter round the city; the walls are thirty or forty feet high; there are thirty-four towers on the walls, and the city has eight gates.
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Except in attaching the quarter round and triangular moldings for fillets no nailing is necessary in erecting and taking down the forms.
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The quarter round finish of the back is not necessary, the treatment of the end being optional so long as dimensions and construction are regarded.
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The quarter round the Place Vendôme is certainly one of the finest in Paris, and most decidedly the dearest.
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