Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Ornamental carving around the head of a pillar; a volute.
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Examples
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Mary to top the onions and bury the cilery, and murder the bates. "
At the Foot of the Rainbow Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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The Bible : that is, the Holy scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament 1579
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