cavetto

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cavetto - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cavetto \Ca*vet"to\ (k[.a]*v[e^]t"t[-o]), n. [It. cavetto, fr.
     cavo hollow, L. cavus.] (Arch.)
     A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture.
     See Illust. of Column.
     [1913 Webster] Caviar

cavetto - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cavetto
      n 1: a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross
           section