volute
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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
Pentelic marble; width from centre of volute to centre of volute, 12¾ inches.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
This volute is found all over Assyria and Chaldæa.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir
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
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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