egg and dart
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An ornamental device adorning the fundamental quarter-round, convex ovolo profile of…
An ornamental device adorning the fundamental quarter-round, convex ovolo profile of moulding, consisting of alternating details on the face of the ovolo: typically an egg-shaped object alternating with a V-shaped element such as an arrow, anchor, or dart.
- There were various armchairs […] beneath a high ceiling with plaster egg and dart cornices, brocaded curtains and a blazing fire of sycamore logs.
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