bow-tell

bol·tel

[bohl-tuhl]
noun Architecture.
1.
Also, boutel, boutell, bowtel, bowtell. a convex molding, as a torus or ovolo.
2.
Also, bottle. a curved fractable.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English boltell, equivalent to bolt bolt1 + -ell noun suffix

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bow·tel

[boht-l]
noun
boltel ( def 1 ).
Also, bow·tell.
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