ARCHIVOLT


Meaning of ARCHIVOLT in English

n. 1 a band of mouldings round the lower curve of an arch. 2 the lower curve itself from impost to impost of the columns.

[ F archivolte or It. archivolto (as ARC, VAULT) ]

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