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
These cornices are frequently rolled round in a volute, and sometimes take most extravagant forms.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
Capitals reverted to the volute type, transformed and refined.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
I could see that it was alive, and was a volute of some kind.
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Stables, Gordon
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
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