volute

Example Sentences

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Her basic eyeliner became an ornate volute, a swath of clown makeup, a cat mask.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2011

Capitals reverted to the volute type, transformed and refined.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

The throat underneath the volute is very massive, although all the edges are finished off with the utmost delicacy and sharp tooling.

From Antonio Stradivari by Petherick, Horace William

The volute is a serpent with blue scales and serrated crest, enclosing a winged figure of St. Michael and a dragon studded with turquoises.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy

It was by far and away the largest I have ever seen—quite an armful of a volute.

From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Stables, Gordon