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

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quarter round

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 Edward Everett Hale

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.

From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Marietta Holley

I had been turned fully a quarter round.

From Sight Unseen by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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

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

From How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information by F. Hervé