quarter round

American  

noun

1. a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.

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quarter round British  

noun

1. architect another name for ovolo

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Etymology

Origin of quarter round

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

It is about two milds and a quarter round the city; the walls are thirty or forty feet high; there are thirty-four towers on the walls, and the city has eight gates.

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Except in attaching the quarter round and triangular moldings for fillets no nailing is necessary in erecting and taking down the forms.

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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.

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The quarter round the Place Vendôme is certainly one of the finest in Paris, and most decidedly the dearest.

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He couldn't get a half nor a quarter round the world in the time.

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