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
Our progress was stopped, in the sixth of a mile, by the edge of the ridge connecting the two peaks, and we perceived that it curled over in a lovely volute.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper
You may be steeped to the lips in that temperament, and yet not be able to arrange flowers with deftness, draw a volute, or strike a true chord.
From The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
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 Gordon Stables
By these means certain primitive types of ornament are evolved, such as the Greek volute and the Greek key or fret, the logical ornament of a logical people.
From Line and Form (1900) by Walter Crane
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