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
Der progress she march, it is true, round und round, but she is arrive always der one turn higher, und der pressure on der volute is nod constant.”
From The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Bindloss, Harold
This volute is found all over Assyria and Chaldæa.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir
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 origin of the forms employed in stone buildings is most clearly shewn by the frequent occurrence of the volute, a curvilinear element suggested by the use and peculiar properties of metal.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir
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