cavetto

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə vet′ō; It. kä vet′tô)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ca•vet•to  (kə vet′ō; It. kä vet′tô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti (-tē),USA pronunciation -tos. [Archit.]
  1. Architecturea concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle. See illus. under molding. 
  • Latin cavus or cavum hollow place; see cave) + -etto -et
  • Italian, equivalent. to cav(o) (
  • 1670–80

'cavetto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gula - quarter hollow

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