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o·vo·lo
(ō′və-lō′)n. pl. o·vo·li (-lī′)
A rounded convex molding, often a quarter section of a circle or ellipse.
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ovolo
(ˈəʊvəˌləʊ)n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ)
[C17: from Italian: a little egg, from ovo egg, from Latin ōvum]
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o•vo•lo
(ˈoʊ vəˌloʊ)n., pl. -li (-ˌlaɪ)
a convex molding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse.
[1655–65; < Italian, variant (now obsolete) of uovolo, diminutive of uovo egg1]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() echinus - ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column |
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