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Webster 1913 Edition


Vitruvian

Vi-tru′vi-an

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to
Vitruvius
, an ancient Roman architect.
Vitruvian scroll
(Arch.)
,
a name given to a peculiar pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved undulations. It is used in classical architecture.
Oxf. Gloss.