quarter round

quarter round
noun
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
Syn: ↑ovolo, ↑thumb
Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding
Hyponyms: ↑echinus

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noun
: an ovolo presenting the profile of a quarter circle : echinus

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a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.
[1700-10]

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quarter round,
a molding whose contour is exactly or approximately a quadrant; ovolo.

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