ovolon.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvələʊ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvəloʊ/,

/ˈɔvəˌloʊ/

Inflections: Plural ovoli Brit.

/ˈəʊvəli/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvəli/,

/ˈɔvəˌli/, ovolos.

Forms: 1600s ouvolo, 1600s– ovolo, 1700s uovalo, 1800s ovola (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian ovolo, uovolo.

Etymology: < Italian ovolo (1570 in Palladio; 14th–15th cent. as †uovolo in this sense; first half of the 14th cent. as †uovolo in sense ‘small egg’) < ovo (now usually uovo ) egg ( < classical Latin ōvum ovum n.) + -olo , diminutive suffix (see -ule suffix).In plural form ovoli after the Italian plural form.

Architecture.

A convex moulding of which the section is a quarter-circle or quarter-ellipse; = quarter-round n. at quarter n. Compounds 4. Cf. echinus n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding > convex moulding

roundel1535

ovoloa1652

quarter-round1664

round1673

baguette1728

half-round1842

a1652 I. Jones in B. Allsopp & R. A. Sayce Inigo Jones on Palladio (1970) II. i. 21 This waue..insted of y^e Ovolo and verry gratious.

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 32 The List, the Ovolo, the Cimatium.

1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 54 The Ovolo..is hid in the Cavity under the Planchere.

1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty xii. 171 Let us observe the ‘ovolo’, or quarter-round, in a cornice.

1810 Rudim. Anc. Archit. (1821) 41 The ovolo and talon are always employed as supporters to the essential members of the composition, such as the modillions, denteles, and corona.

1862 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 6) 9 The enriched ovolo of the Ionic capital.

1979 B. Cunliffe Celtic World 158/3 A sculptor who spent most of his life cutting ovolos and acanthus leaves on cornices..must have sighed with relief when he was asked to produce a triad of ‘Mothers’.

2001 Routing Feb. 16/3 The ends are carefully mitred with a sharp chisel so the four pieces fit together neatly after forming a small 3mm ovolo on the walnut part of the assemblies on the router table.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1798 G. Blagdin Specif. of Carpenters & Joiners Work. 27 Oct. in G. Washington Papers (1999) Retirement Ser. III. 146 The 8 sashes on the Principal floor to have folded framed ovolo shutters, to hang in two heights with Square backs.

1815 T. Rickman in J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 174 The bedmould should consist of an ovolo fillet and cavetto.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. Gloss. Index 1129/1 Ovolo moulding,..generally applied to Doric columns.

1858 Skyring's Builders' Prices (ed. 48) 30 1½ inch deal ovolo sashes.

1914 H. D. Eberlein & A. McClure Pract. Bk. Period Furnit. 90 They..were composed of a broad ovolo band with smaller mouldings at the inner and outer edges.

1990 D. Cruickshank & N. Burton Life in Georgian City iii. iii. 152 (caption) The panelling is set in a frame embellished with ovolo moulding.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovolo
释义	ovolon. Brit. /ˈəʊvələʊ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəloʊ/, /ˈɔvəˌloʊ/ Inflections: Plural ovoli Brit. /ˈəʊvəli/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəli/, /ˈɔvəˌli/, ovolos. Forms: 1600s ouvolo, 1600s– ovolo, 1700s uovalo, 1800s ovola (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian ovolo, uovolo. Etymology: < Italian ovolo (1570 in Palladio; 14th–15th cent. as †uovolo in this sense; first half of the 14th cent. as †uovolo in sense ‘small egg’) < ovo (now usually uovo ) egg ( < classical Latin ōvum ovum n.) + -olo , diminutive suffix (see -ule suffix).In plural form ovoli after the Italian plural form. Architecture. A convex moulding of which the section is a quarter-circle or quarter-ellipse; = quarter-round n. at quarter n. Compounds 4. Cf. echinus n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding > convex moulding roundel1535 ovoloa1652 quarter-round1664 round1673 baguette1728 half-round1842 a1652 I. Jones in B. Allsopp & R. A. Sayce Inigo Jones on Palladio (1970) II. i. 21 This waue..insted of y^e Ovolo and verry gratious. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 32 The List, the Ovolo, the Cimatium. 1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 54 The Ovolo..is hid in the Cavity under the Planchere. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty xii. 171 Let us observe the ‘ovolo’, or quarter-round, in a cornice. 1810 Rudim. Anc. Archit. (1821) 41 The ovolo and talon are always employed as supporters to the essential members of the composition, such as the modillions, denteles, and corona. 1862 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 6) 9 The enriched ovolo of the Ionic capital. 1979 B. Cunliffe Celtic World 158/3 A sculptor who spent most of his life cutting ovolos and acanthus leaves on cornices..must have sighed with relief when he was asked to produce a triad of ‘Mothers’. 2001 Routing Feb. 16/3 The ends are carefully mitred with a sharp chisel so the four pieces fit together neatly after forming a small 3mm ovolo on the walnut part of the assemblies on the router table. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1798 G. Blagdin Specif. of Carpenters & Joiners Work. 27 Oct. in G. Washington Papers (1999) Retirement Ser. III. 146 The 8 sashes on the Principal floor to have folded framed ovolo shutters, to hang in two heights with Square backs. 1815 T. Rickman in J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 174 The bedmould should consist of an ovolo fillet and cavetto. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. Gloss. Index 1129/1 Ovolo moulding,..generally applied to Doric columns. 1858 Skyring's Builders' Prices (ed. 48) 30 1½ inch deal ovolo sashes. 1914 H. D. Eberlein & A. McClure Pract. Bk. Period Furnit. 90 They..were composed of a broad ovolo band with smaller mouldings at the inner and outer edges. 1990 D. Cruickshank & N. Burton Life in Georgian City iii. iii. 152 (caption) The panelling is set in a frame embellished with ovolo moulding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1652
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