quarter round
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quarter round
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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When a Turn is to be made but half a quarter round, it must be mark'd a quarter of a Circle on the side of the Step, without joining it to the Step.
From Orchesography Or, the Art of Dancing The Art of Dancing by Characters and Demonstrative Figures by Weaver, John
Avoid fine, unintelligible mouldings, needless crooks and quirks, and be not afraid of a flat surface terminating in a plain bead or quarter round.
From Homes and How to Make Them by Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence)
The tranter turned a quarter round and smiled a smile of miserable satire at the setting new moon, which happened to catch his eye.
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Hardy, Thomas
At New Orleans, which is quarter round the world from Greenwich, it would be just in his horizon.
From The Brick Moon and Other Stories by Hale, Edward Everett
The quarter round finish of the back is not necessary, the treatment of the end being optional so long as dimensions and construction are regarded.
From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 05, May 1895 Two Florentine Pavements by Various
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