VOLUTE


Meaning of VOLUTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈlüt ]

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 -ˈlü-təd adjective

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