Cavetto

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A concave molding with a cross section that approximates a quarter circle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A concave moulding.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of column.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In architecture, a hollow member, or round concave molding, containing at least the quadrant of a circle, used in cornices, between the tori of bases, etc.
  • n. In decorative art, a hollow or recessed pattern: the reverse of relief and rilievo.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    moulding    molding   
    Cross Reference
    in cavetto   
    Variant
    cavetti    column