Definition of cavetto Cavetto
ca•vet•to
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What does cavetto mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: cavettoes |
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| cavetto - a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cavetto (n.)
A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cavetto
ka-vet′to, n. a hollowed moulding whose curvature is the quarter of a circle, used chiefly in cornices. [It.; dim. of cavo—L. cavus, hollow.]
