cavetto

• A large and bold but shallow hollow moulding or cavetto, in which, when forming part of a horizontal fascia or cornice, flowers, leaves, and other sculptured details are often inserted at intervals, is a common feature; and such moulding, without any insertion, is frequent in doorway and window jambs. —  The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed.
• In the spaces between the shafts of the middle arch, but not of the others, are crockets for the whole height, and the innermost cavetto is entirely filled with dog-tooth ornament. —  The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See
• It forms an astragal under the cavetto cornice and runs down the angles of the pylons and walls. —  A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised
• The doors and windows had banded architraves or trims and cavetto cornices very Egyptian in character. —  A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised
• A bold but shallow cavetto or hollow cornice moulding is frequently carried along the wall just under the parapet. —  The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed.

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