n.
Pronunciation: v ə - ' lüt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin voluta, from feminine of volutus, past participle of volvere to roll ― more at VOLUBLE
Date: circa 1696
1 : a spiral or scroll-shaped form
2 : a spiral scroll-shaped ornament forming the chief feature of the Ionic capital
3 a : any of various marine gastropod mollusks (family Volutidae) with a thick short-spired shell b : the shell of a volute
– volute or vo · lut · ed \ - ' lü-t ə d \ adjective