ovolo

noun

1. A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament.

   Decoration inside: six linked palmettes with 9 petals around a band of ovolos between incised lines, surrounded by 13 palmettes linked around a band of ovolos.

Where it comes from

From Italian ovolo, from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovule.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry ovolo (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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