volute
Example Sentences
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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
In the centre of the volute is a stud of marble separately made.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
I could see that it was alive, and was a volute of some kind.
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Stables, Gordon
It was by far and away the largest I have ever seen—quite an armful of a volute.
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Stables, Gordon
There can be no doubt that the symbolism of the Mycenæan spiral and the volute is closely related to the octopus.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
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