cavettos

Variant of cavetto

cavetto definition

ca·vetto (kə vet′ō)

noun pl. cavetti -·vet′ti (-vet′ē) or cavettos -·vet′·tos

Archit. a concave molding with a curve of 90°

Etymology: It, dim. of cavo, hollow < L cavus

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