ovolo : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ovolo	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ovolo n a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse Synonym(s): ovolo, thumb, quarter round
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovolo \O"vo*lo\, n. [It. ovolo, uovolo, fr. L. ovum an egg. Cf. {Ovule}.] (Arch.) A round, convex molding. See Illust. of {Column}. Note: In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic curve of the shell of the sea urchin. In medi[91]val architecture it is not distinguishable from the multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which are used.