English to English
volute
(v/@/'l/j//u/t
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noun (n)
- ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix, and Stale.(noun)source: webster1913