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Webster 1913 Edition

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(kȧ-vĕt′tō̍)

Noun.

[It.

cavetto

, fr.

cavo

hollow, L.

cavus

(Arch.)

A concave molding; – used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of

Noun.

In architecture, a hollow member, or round concave molding, containing the quadrant of a circle; used as an ornament in cornices.