"cavetto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈvɛtəʊ/ Forms: cavettos [plural], cavetti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtəʊ Etymology: From Italian cavetto, from cavo (“hollow”), from Latin cavus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|cavetto}} Italian cavetto, {{der|en|la|cavus}} Latin cavus Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cavetti}} cavetto (plural cavettos or cavetti)
  1. (architecture) A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle. Synonyms: apophyge, congé, conge Translations (type of concave moulding): cavetto (Finnish)

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