"egg and dart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eggs and darts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|eggs and darts}} egg and dart (plural eggs and darts)
  1. (architecture) An ornamental device adorning the fundamental quarter-round, convex ovolo profile of moulding, consisting of alternating details on the face of the ovolo: typically an egg-shaped object alternating with a V-shaped element such as an arrow, anchor, or dart. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-egg_and_dart-en-noun-gPnUO9GG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: architecture

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