ovolo

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′və lō′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•vo•lo  (ō′və lō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li (-lī′).USA pronunciation [Archit.]
  1. Architecturea convex molding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse. See illus. under molding. 
  • Latin ōvum
  • Italian, variant (now obsolete) of uovolo, diminutive of uovo egg1
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ovolo / ˈəʊvəˌləʊ/ ( -li / -ˌlaɪ/)
  1. a convex moulding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or ellipse
    Compare echinus1
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian: a little egg, from ovo egg, from Latin ōvum
'ovolo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Doric - boltel - echinus - egg and dart - mouchette - quarter round - thumb

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