ovolo

English

A serving table with ovolo corners

Alternative forms

ovulo

Etymology

From Italian ovolo, from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovule.

Noun

ovolo (plural ovolos or ovoli)

(architecture) A classical convex moulding carved with an egg-and-dart ornament.
- 2001, Adolfo J. Domínguez, Carmen Sánchez, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze (editor), Greek Pottery from the Iberian Peninsula: Archaic and Classical Periods, page 196,
  Decoration inside: six linked palmettes with 9 petals around a band of ovolos between incised lines, surrounded by 13 palmettes linked around a band of ovolos.
- 2005, Robert Chitham, The Classical Orders Of Architecture, 2nd Edition, page 76,
  Each of the pairs is connected by a kind of web, and each pair stands clear of the ovolo and astragal mouldings which form a kind of extension to the column shaft and complete the essential construction of the capital. Ovolo and astragal are enriched with egg and dart and bead and reel respectively, the setting out related to a fluting pattern of twenty-four flutes to the column shaft circumference, as shown on the plan.
- 2008, Roy Underhill, Eleanor Underhill, The Woodwright′s Guide: Working Wood With Wedge and Edge, page 112,
  Using a template or a good eye to guide the paring chisel, slice off the corners of the tenon ovolos at 45 degrees.

Synonyms

echinus
quarter-round

Italian

Alternative forms

ovulo

Etymology

Diminutive of ovo, uovo (“egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vo.lo/
Rhymes: -ɔvolo
Hyphenation: ò‧vo‧lo

Noun

ovolo m (plural ovoli)

(mycology) Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea)
Synonyms: cocco, ovolo buono
(botany) a rounded lump or protuberance at the base of a plant
(architecture) ovolo
(rare) an object shaped like a small egg

Derived terms

ovolaccio
ovolo bianco
ovolo malefico

单词	ovolo
释义	ovolo English A serving table with ovolo corners Alternative forms ovulo Etymology From Italian ovolo, from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovule. Noun ovolo (plural ovolos or ovoli) (architecture) A classical convex moulding carved with an egg-and-dart ornament. 2001, Adolfo J. Domínguez, Carmen Sánchez, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze (editor), Greek Pottery from the Iberian Peninsula: Archaic and Classical Periods, page 196, Decoration inside: six linked palmettes with 9 petals around a band of ovolos between incised lines, surrounded by 13 palmettes linked around a band of ovolos. 2005, Robert Chitham, The Classical Orders Of Architecture, 2nd Edition, page 76, Each of the pairs is connected by a kind of web, and each pair stands clear of the ovolo and astragal mouldings which form a kind of extension to the column shaft and complete the essential construction of the capital. Ovolo and astragal are enriched with egg and dart and bead and reel respectively, the setting out related to a fluting pattern of twenty-four flutes to the column shaft circumference, as shown on the plan. 2008, Roy Underhill, Eleanor Underhill, The Woodwright′s Guide: Working Wood With Wedge and Edge, page 112, Using a template or a good eye to guide the paring chisel, slice off the corners of the tenon ovolos at 45 degrees. Synonyms echinus quarter-round See also astragal egg and dart Further reading ovolo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Italian Alternative forms ovulo Etymology Diminutive of ovo, uovo (“egg”). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vo.lo/ Rhymes: -ɔvolo Hyphenation: ò‧vo‧lo Noun ovolo m (plural ovoli) (mycology) Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea) Synonyms: cocco, ovolo buono (botany) a rounded lump or protuberance at the base of a plant (architecture) ovolo (rare) an object shaped like a small egg Derived terms ovolaccio ovolo bianco ovolo malefico Further reading ovolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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