archivolt

[ ahr-kuh-vohlt ]

/ ˈɑr kəˌvoʊlt /

noun Architecture.

a molded or decorated band following the extrados of an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening.

Origin of archivolt

1725–35; <French archivolte<Italian archivolto<Medieval Latin *archivoltum, Latinization of Old French arvol<Late Latin arcus volūtus vaulted arch; see arch¹, vault¹

Words nearby archivolt

architrave, archival, archival storage, archive, archivist, archivolt, archliberal, archlute, archly, archness, arch of aorta

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Example sentences from the Web for archivolt

The archivolt is seven-fold and is an excellent piece of rich carving.
Cathedral Cities of Spain|William Wiehe Collins
That archivolt is in its earliest conditions perfectly pure and undecorated,—the simplest and rudest of Gothic forms.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3)|John Ruskin
The great portal on the west is richly decorated in the archivolt.
The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine|Francis Miltoun
Archivolt (rki-volt), in architecture, the ornamental band of mouldings on the face of an arch and following its contour.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

The south-east door has in its tympanum the death of the Blessed Virgin, with angels in the archivolt holding candles.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street

British Dictionary definitions for archivolt

archivolt

/ (ˈɑːkɪˌvəʊlt) /

noun architect

a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated

the under surface of an arch

Word Origin for archivolt

C18: from Italian archivolto; see arc, vault 1

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单词	archivolt
释义	archivolt [ ahr-kuh-vohlt ] / ˈɑr kəˌvoʊlt / noun Architecture. a molded or decorated band following the extrados of an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening. Origin of archivolt 1725–35; <French archivolte<Italian archivolto<Medieval Latin *archivoltum, Latinization of Old French arvol<Late Latin arcus volūtus vaulted arch; see arch¹, vault¹ Words nearby archivolt architrave, archival, archival storage, archive, archivist, archivolt, archliberal, archlute, archly, archness, arch of aorta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for archivolt The archivolt is seven-fold and is an excellent piece of rich carving. Cathedral Cities of Spain\|William Wiehe Collins That archivolt is in its earliest conditions perfectly pure and undecorated,—the simplest and rudest of Gothic forms. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3)\|John Ruskin The great portal on the west is richly decorated in the archivolt. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine\|Francis Miltoun Archivolt (rki-volt), in architecture, the ornamental band of mouldings on the face of an arch and following its contour. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various The south-east door has in its tympanum the death of the Blessed Virgin, with angels in the archivolt holding candles. Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain\|George Edmund Street British Dictionary definitions for archivolt archivolt / (ˈɑːkɪˌvəʊlt) / noun architect a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated the under surface of an arch Word Origin for archivolt C18: from Italian archivolto; see arc, vault 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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