ovolo
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ovoli
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of ovolo
1655–65; < Italian, variant (now obsolete) of uovolo, diminutive of uovo egg 1 < Latin ōvum
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The term is sometimes given to the ovolo of the Ionic capital, especially when curved with the egg-and-tongue enrichment.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
Here, however, the effect is slightly enriched by a nicely hand-tooled ovolo molding in the cornice of the penthouse roof that is repeated with an elliptical fan design in the pediment of the hood.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
An enriched ovolo suggesting a quarter section of a cylinder and two disks in alternation lends added refinement to the paneled jambs and the architrave casing of the arch with its hand-carved keystone.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
The lip and base have the favorite ovolo moulding; the body has two rows of fluting separated by a transverse band, charged with leaves, and with a swan in the centre.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
Effective use is made of a reeded ovolo, and the fascia of the architrave bears a pleasing hand-tooled band of vertical flutes with a festooned flat fillet112 running through it.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
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