ovolo

[ oh-vuh-loh ]

noun,plural o·vo·li [oh-vuh-lahy]. /ˈoʊ vəˌlaɪ/. Architecture.
  1. a convex molding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse.

Origin of ovolo

1
1655–65; <Italian, variant (now obsolete) of uovolo, diminutive of uovoegg1 <Latin ōvum

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British Dictionary definitions for ovolo

ovolo

/ (ˈəʊvəˌləʊ) /


nounplural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
  1. architect a convex moulding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or ellipse: Also called: quarter round, thumb Compare congé (def. 3), echinus (def. 1)

Origin of ovolo

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C17: from Italian: a little egg, from ovo egg, from Latin ōvum

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