Found 2 items, similar to ovolo.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ovolo ovolo n : a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: thumb, quarter round ] [also: ovoli (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ovolo Ovolo \O"vo*lo\, n. [It. ovolo, uovolo, fr. L. ovum an egg. Cf. Ovule.] (Arch.) A round, convex molding. See Illust. of Column. [1913 Webster] Note: In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic curve of the shell of the sea urchin. In medi[ae]val architecture it is not distinguishable from the multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which are used. [1913 Webster]