ovolo

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Definition of ovolo in English English dictionary: {n} a roiund molding, the quarter of a circle, called also a quarter round; A round, convex molding; of Column; A wood glazing bead that curves outward from the glass and is a decorative alternative to the standard glazing bead profile (View illustration ); Convex classical ornament, usually shaped like a quarter-circle When adorned with egg-and-dart molding, it is called echinus; A convex profile; usually a quarter section of a circle, as in to the profile of quarter-round; This moulding has a convex surface (as opposed to a cavetto) formed from a quarter of a circle or ellipse; a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
An ovolo: quarter round

ovolo

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o·vo·lo

[ 'O-v&-"lO ] (noun.) 1663. Italian, diminutive of uovo, ovo egg, from Latin ovum.

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