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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