ovolo

 [oh-vuh-loh]  

o·vo·lo

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

Origin:
1655–65; < Italian, variant (now obsolete) of uovolo, diminutive of uovo egg1 < Latin ōvum
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Ovolo is always a great word to know.
So is arch. Does it mean:
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch; a door or gateway with a curved head
an arc or a rounded space between cusps, as in the carved decoration of a window or other ornamentation
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ovolo (ˈəʊvəˌləʊ)
 
—n , pl -li
architect congé Compare echinus quarter round, Also called: thumb a convex moulding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or ellipse
 
[C17: from Italian: a little egg, from ovo egg, from Latin ōvum]

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