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CAVETTO
cavetto
(noun) a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cavetto (plural cavettos or cavetti)
(architecture) A concave moulding.
Synonyms
• apophyge, congĂ©, conge
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*vet"to, n. Etym: [It. cavetto, fr. cavo hollow, L. cavus.] (Arch.)
Definition: A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Calumn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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