cavetto

English

Etymology

From Italian cavetto, from cavo (“hollow”), Latin cavus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈvɛtəʊ/

Noun

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

References

• “cavetto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Pronunciation

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Noun

cavetto m (plural cavetti)

1. lead, cable (electrical)