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egg and dart
noun
, Architecture.
- a design for enriching an ovolo or echinus, consisting of a closely set, alternating series of oval and pointed forms.
egg and dart
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of egg and dart1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
It is especially frequently found carved with the egg-and-dart ornament.
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Many ornamental motives, like the zigzag and the egg-and-dart, for example, had originally a symbolic value.
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The neckings are worked with the capitals, and enriched by 'egg-and-dart' pointing upwards.
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It is quite possible that the egg-and-dart pattern may have had a multiple origin.
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Egg-and-Dart: An ornament consisting of an alternation of flattened balls or bosses with sharp pointed members like arrow heads.
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