volute

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Her basic eyeliner became an ornate volute, a swath of clown makeup, a cat mask.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2011

Broken pediments with volute terminals were placed over doors and windows; while a slight admixture of wrought and moulded bricks was often added to give some degree of elegance and richness to the façades.

From Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 by Various

There is no form of the volute known to the architect which may not be found in the rocks, but there are many forms in the rocks unknown to the architect.

From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Miller, Hugh

Pentelic marble; width from centre of volute to centre of volute, 12¾ inches.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

Bend pipes, and the volute casings of centrifugal pumps and pipes, afford examples of this kind.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various