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Webster 1913 Edition

Cavetto

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Ca-vet′to

(kȧ-vĕt′tō̍)
,
Noun.
[It.
cavetto
, fr.
cavo
hollow, L.
cavus
.]
(Arch.)
A concave molding; – used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of
Column
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cavetto

CAVETTO

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

Definition 2024

cavetto

cavetto

English

Noun

cavetto ‎(plural cavettos or cavetti)

  1. (architecture) A concave moulding.

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Italian

Noun

cavetto m ‎(plural cavetti)

  1. lead, cable (electrical)

Etymology

Italian cavetto, from cavo ‎(“hollow”), Latin cavus.

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