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.

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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, egg case, egg cell, egg cluster
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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)

  1. an ornamental moulding in which a half egg shape alternates with a dart, tongue, or anchor shape
  2. (as modifier)egg-and-dart moulding
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