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Fusarole

Fu′sa-role

,
Noun.
[F.
fusarolle
, fr. It.
fusaruolo
, fr.
fuso
spindle, shaft of a column. See
Fusee
a conical wheel.]
(Arch.)
A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture.

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fusarole

fusarole

English

Noun

fusarole ‎(plural fusaroles)

  1. (architecture) A moulding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture.

Etymology

From French fusarolle, from Italian fusaruolo, from fuso ‎(“spindle, shaft of a column”). See fusee ‎(“a conical wheel”).

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