Egg and anchor

(Arch.)

see egg-and-dart in the vocabulary, below; - called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue. See Anchor, n., 5.

egg and anchor

egg and dart, echinus, egg and anchor, egg and arrow, egg and tongue

egg and dart An egg-shaped ornament alternating with a dart-like ornament, used to enrich ovolo and echinus moldings and also on bands. In the egg-and-anchor, egg-and-arrow, and egg-and-tongue moldings, the dartlike ornament is varied in form.

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