Antonyms for voluted


Grammar : Adj
Spell : vuh-loot
Phonetic Transcription : vəˈlut


Definition of voluted

Origin :
  • 1690s, "spiral ornament on an Ionic capital," from French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin voluta "a spiral scroll," originally fem. past participle of volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox). Extended 1756 to any spiral thing or part. As a type of spiral seashell, it is attested from 1753.
  • As in spiral : adj curling, winding
  • As in rolled : adj made into a roll
Example sentences :
  • In building the wall of this temple a stone was used that had once formed the voluted capital of a column; (Fig. 224).
  • Extract from : « Archology and the Bible » by George A. Barton

Synonyms for voluted

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