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cavetto
[ kuh-vet-oh; Italian kah-vet-taw ]
/ kəˈvɛt oʊ; Italian kɑˈvɛt tɔ /
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noun, plural ca·vet·tos, ca·vet·ti [kuh-vet-ee; Italian kah-vet-tee], /kəˈvɛt i; Italian kɑˈvɛt ti/, Architecture.
a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
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Words nearby cavetto
caver, cavern, cavernicolous, cavernous, cavesson, cavetto, cave tubing, caviar, cavicorn, cavie, cavil
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British Dictionary definitions for cavetto
cavetto
/ (kəˈvɛtəʊ, Italian kaˈvetto) /
noun plural -ti (-tɪ, Italian -ti)
architect a concave moulding, shaped to a quarter circle in cross section
Word Origin for cavetto
C17: from Italian, from cavo hollow, from Latin cavus
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