- ovolo moulding
- 1. выпуклый орнамент, выступающий из стены на четверть окружности2. тяга, выступающая из стены на четверть окружности
English-Russian architecture dictionary. 2015.
English-Russian architecture dictionary. 2015.
ovolo — [ əʊvələʊ] noun (plural ovoli li:) Architecture a rounded convex moulding. Origin C17: from Ital., dimin. of ovo egg , from L. ovum … English new terms dictionary
ovolo — /ˈoʊvəloʊ/ (say ohvuhloh) noun (plural ovoli /ˈoʊvəli/ (say ohvuhlee)) (in architecture) a convex moulding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse. {Italian, variant (now obsolete) of uovolo, diminutive of uovo, from… …
ovolo — n. (pl. ovoli) Archit. a rounded convex moulding. Etymology: It. dimin. of ovo egg f. L OVUM … Useful english dictionary
Abacus (architecture) — In architecture, an abacus (from the Greek abax , slab; or French abaque , tailloir ; plural abacuses or abaci) is a flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, above the bell. Its chief function is to provide a … Wikipedia
Egg-and-dart — is an ornamental device often carved in wood, stone, or plaster quarter round ovolo mouldings, consisting of an egg shaped object alternating with an element shaped like an arrow, anchor or dart. Egg and dart enrichment of the ovolo molding of… … Wikipedia
Widows' Almshouses, Nantwich — Widows Almshouses, 26–30 Welsh Row, Nantwich; the mounting block is on the right The Widows Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham or Wilbraham s Almshouses and as the Widows Hospital, are former almshouses for six widows in Nantwich, Cheshire,… … Wikipedia
Villa Barbaro — Infobox Historic building |thumb|300px caption = name =Villa Barbaro location town =Maser location country =Italy architect =Andrea Palladio client =Barbaro family engineer = construction start date=c.1560 completion date = date demolished = cost … Wikipedia
Molding (decorative) — For other uses, see Molding (disambiguation). Cavetto molding and resulting shadow pattern Ovolo molding and resulting shadow pattern … Wikipedia
molding — /mohl ding/, n. 1. the act or process of molding. 2. something molded. 3. a strip of contoured wood or other material placed just below the juncture of a wall and a ceiling. 4. Archit., Furniture. a. any of various long, narrow, ornamental… … Universalium
quarter round — noun a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse • Syn: ↑ovolo, ↑thumb • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding • Hyponyms: ↑echinus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Capital (architecture) — Ionic capital, from the temple of Athena Polias, Priene, Ionia, in a 19th century engraving In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, head ) forms the topmost member of a column (or pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load… … Wikipedia