CAVETTOS

Noun

cavettos

plural of cavetto

Source: Wiktionary


CAVETTO

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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