cavetto molding

  • 1Molding (decorative) — For other uses, see Molding (disambiguation). Cavetto molding and resulting shadow pattern Ovolo molding and resulting shadow pattern …

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  • 2Cavetto — Ca*vet to (k[.a]*v[e^]t t[ o]), n. [It. cavetto, fr. cavo hollow, L. cavus.] (Arch.) A concave molding; used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of {Column}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3cavetto — [kə vet′ō] n. pl. cavetti [kəvet′ē] or cavettos [It, dim. of cavo, hollow < L cavus] Archit. a concave molding with a curve of 90° …

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  • 4molding — /mohl ding/, n. 1. the act or process of molding. 2. something molded. 3. a strip of contoured wood or other material placed just below the juncture of a wall and a ceiling. 4. Archit., Furniture. a. any of various long, narrow, ornamental… …

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  • 5cavetto — noun (plural cavetti) Etymology: Italian, from cavo hollow, from Latin cavus Date: 1664 a concave molding having a curve that approximates a quarter circle see molding illustration …

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  • 6cavetto — /keuh vet oh/; It. /kah vet taw/, n., pl. cavetti / tee/, cavettos. Archit. a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle. See illus. under molding. [1670 80; < It, equiv. to cav(o) ( < L cavus or cavum hollow place; see CAVE) + etto …

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  • 7molding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. necking, surbase, baseboard, platband; cornice, fillet, tringle, chaplet, etc.; edging, border, ornamentation. See ornament. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A molded or carved strip] Syn. architectural&#8230; …

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  • 8cavetto — noun a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding …

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  • 9cavetto — ca•vet•to [[t]kəˈvɛt oʊ, kɑ [/t]] n. pl. ti( tē), tos. archit. a concave architectural molding the outline of which is a quarter circle • Etymology: 1670–80; &LT; It, der. of cav(o) &LT; L cavus or cavum hollow place …

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  • 10Mount Holly Mausoleum — Coordinates: 34°44′19.91″N 92°16′44.23″W / 34.7388639°N 92.2789528°W / 34.7388639; 92.2789528 …

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