Cavetto

//kəˈvɛtəʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.
  2. 2
    a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section wordnet

Synonyms

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apophygeapophygecongecongéfrieze

Etymology

From Italian cavetto, from cavo (“hollow”), from Latin cavus.

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