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ovolo

[ oh-vuh-loh ]

noun

, Architecture.
, plural o·vo·li [oh, -v, uh, -lahy].
  1. a convex molding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse.


ovolo

/ ˈəʊvəˌləʊ /

noun

  1. architect a convex moulding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or ellipse Also calledquarter roundthumb Compare congé echinus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ovolo1

1655–65; < Italian, variant (now obsolete) of uovolo, diminutive of uovo egg 1 < Latin ōvum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ovolo1

C17: from Italian: a little egg, from ovo egg, from Latin ōvum
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Example Sentences

Echinus (e-kīnus), in architecture, the ovolo or quarter-round convex moulding, seen in capitals of the Doric order.

They are of similar size and general appearance to the ordinary ovolo moulding plane.

Ovolo, a moulding, the profile of which resembles the outline of an egg, used in Classic architecture.

A simple, hand-tooled ovolo ornaments the jambs and architrave casings of the keyed arch.

A reeded ovolo and deeply cut and drilled denticulated member lend sufficient emphasis to the string course of the cornice.

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