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

Der progress she march, it is true, round und round, but she is arrive always der one turn higher, und der pressure on der volute is nod constant.”

From The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Bindloss, Harold

The origin of the forms employed in stone buildings is most clearly shewn by the frequent occurrence of the volute, a curvilinear element suggested by the use and peculiar properties of metal.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

Any kind of man, beast, or bird, it has been said, can put himself into such a posture as to make an Ionic volute.

From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by Hutton, William Holden

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.