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noun Architecture.
a design for enriching an ovolo or echinus, consisting of a closely set, alternating series of oval and pointed forms.
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Origin of egg and dart
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby egg and dart
egest, egesta, egestion, egg, egg albumin, egg and dart, egg and spoon race, egg apparatus, eggbeater, egg-binding, egg-bound
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British Dictionary definitions for egg and dart
egg and dart
egg and tongue or egg and anchor
noun (in architecture and cabinetwork)
- an ornamental moulding in which a half egg shape alternates with a dart, tongue, or anchor shape
- (as modifier)egg-and-dart moulding
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