archivolt

Related to archivolt: Compound pier

ar·chi·volt

(är′kə-vōlt′)

A decorative molding carried around an arched wall opening.

[Italian archivolto or French archivolte (French, from Italian) : arco, arch (from Latin arcus) + volta, vault (from Latin volūta; see vault¹).]

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archivolt

(ˈɑːkɪˌvəʊlt)

1. (Architecture) a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated

2. (Architecture) the under surface of an arch

[C18: from Italian archivolto; see arc, vault¹]

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ar•chi•volt

(ˈɑr kəˌvoʊlt)

n.

a molded or decorated band around an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening.

[1725–35; < French archivolte < Italian archivolto < Medieval Latin *archivoltum; see arch¹, vault¹]

Translations

archivolta arquivolta

archivolte

archivolto

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