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
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 G. Elliot Smith
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
This volute is found all over Assyria and Chaldæa.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Sir Walter Armstrong
The throat underneath the volute is very massive, although all the edges are finished off with the utmost delicacy and sharp tooling.
From Antonio Stradivari by Horace William Petherick
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