cavetto
a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
Origin of cavetto
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How to use cavetto in a sentence
Yet the Torcello base resembles these Gothic ones both in expansion beneath and in depth of cavetto above.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John RuskinOne of the most distinctive mouldings is the cavetto, a wide shallow hollow in the centre of a group of mouldings.
English Villages | P. H. DitchfieldThe apophyge is the inverted cavetto or concave sweep, on the upper edge of which the diminishing shaft rests.
A bold but shallow cavetto or hollow cornice moulding is frequently carried along the wall just under the parapet.
The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. | Matthew Holbeche Bloxamcavetto, ka-vet′to, n. a hollowed moulding whose curvature is the quarter of a circle, used chiefly in cornices.
British Dictionary definitions for cavetto
/ (kəˈvɛtəʊ, Italian kaˈvetto) /
architect a concave moulding, shaped to a quarter circle in cross section
Origin of cavetto
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