noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kəˈvɛtəʊ/
rhymes with -ɛtəʊ
1
noun
Meaning 1
A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 2
a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: molding, moulding
History
Etymology
From Italian cavetto, from cavo (“hollow”), from Latin cavus.
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